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PRONUNCIATION OF HORNWORM

hornworm  [ˈhɔːnˌwɜːm] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HORNWORM

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Hornworm is a noun.
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WHAT DOES HORNWORM MEAN IN ENGLISH?

hornworm

Manduca sexta

Manduca sexta is a moth of the family Sphingidae present through much of the American continent. Commonly known as the tobacco hornworm and the goliath worm, it is closely related to and often confused with the very similar tomato hornworm; the larvae of both feed on the foliage of various plants of the family Solanaceae. The tobacco hornworm is sometimes kept as a pet by children throughout its range. It can be distinguished by its seven diagonal lines on its sides; tomato hornworms have eight V-shaped markings. A mnemonic to remember the markings is tobacco hornworms have straight white lines like cigarettes, while tomato hornworms have V-shaped markings. M. sexta has mechanisms for selectively sequestering and secreting the neurotoxin nicotine present in tobacco. M. sexta is a common model organism, especially in neurobiology, due to its easily accessible nervous system and short life cycle. It is used in a variety of biomedical and biological scientific experiments. It can be easily raised on a wheat-germ based diet. The larva is large, and thus it is relatively easy to dissect it and isolate its organs.

Definition of hornworm in the English dictionary

The definition of hornworm in the dictionary is the hawk-moth caterpillar.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH HORNWORM


bloodworm
ˈblʌdˌwɜːm
bollworm
ˈbəʊlˌwɜːm
bookworm
ˈbʊkˌwɜːm
budworm
ˈbʌdˌwɜːm
cornworm
ˈkɔːnˌwɜːm
cutworm
ˈkʌtˌwɜːm
earthworm
ˈɜːθˌwɜːm
earworm
ˈɪəˌwɜːm
flatworm
ˈflætˌwɜːm
heartworm
ˈhɑːtˌwɜːm
hookworm
ˈhʊkˌwɜːm
mealworm
ˈmiːlˌwɜːm
pinworm
ˈpɪnˌwɜːm
ringworm
ˈrɪŋˌwɜːm
rootworm
ˈruːtˌwɜːm
roundworm
ˈraʊndˌwɜːm
sandworm
ˈsændˌwɜːm
silkworm
ˈsɪlkˌwɜːm
spanworm
ˈspænˌwɜːm
tapeworm
ˈteɪpˌwɜːm

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HORNWORM

horniness
hornish
hornist
hornito
hornless
hornlessness
hornlet
hornlike
hornpipe
hornpout
horns and halo effect
hornstone
hornswoggle
horntail
hornwork
hornwort
hornwrack
horny
hornyhead chub
hornywink

WORDS THAT END LIKE HORNWORM

army worm
bagworm
cankerworm
corn earworm
deworm
fireworm
fishworm
glow-worm
Guinea worm
inchworm
lindworm
lugworm
lungworm
pillworm
threadworm
tube worm
webworm
whipworm
white worm
worm

Synonyms and antonyms of hornworm in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «hornworm» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HORNWORM

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The translations of hornworm from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «hornworm» in English.

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天蛾
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gusano cornudo
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hornworm
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hornworm
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hornworm
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hornworm
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hornworm
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Translator English - Bengali

hornworm
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sphinx
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Translator English - Malay

Cacing cacing
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Translator English - German

Schwärmer
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イモムシ
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Translator English - Korean

hornworm
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Hornworm
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Translator English - Vietnamese

trú ngụ trong cây
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Translator English - Tamil

hornworm
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

हॉर्नवॉर्म
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Translator English - Turkish

boynuzlu kurdu
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

hornworm
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Hornworm
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Translator English - Ukrainian

hornworm
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Translator English - Romanian

hornworm
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Translator English - Greek

κερατοσκώληκας
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Translator English - Afrikaans

hornworm
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Translator English - Swedish

hornworm
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Translator English - Norwegian

hornworm
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Trends of use of hornworm

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HORNWORM»

The term «hornworm» is normally little used and occupies the 113.755 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HORNWORM» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about hornworm

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HORNWORM»

Discover the use of hornworm in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to hornworm and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Characterization of Diuretic Peptides in the Tobacco ...
The control of water balance in insects is an essential requirement to maintain homeostasis.
Vincent C. Lombardi, 2006
2
Pests of the West: Prevention and Control for Today's Garden ...
Natural and Biological Controls: Hornworm eggs and small larvae are killed by many general garden predators, such as spiders, predatory stink bugs, and damsel bugs. The most conspicuous natural hornworm enemy is a parasitic wasp that ...
Whitney Cranshaw, 1998
3
Cassava: Biology, Production and Utilization
This high oviposition. combined with the migratory behaviour of adults. helps explain the rapid build-up of hornworm populations and their sporadic occurrence (janzen. 1987: Bellotti et al.. 1992). During the larval period. each hornworm ...
R. J. Hillocks, J. M. Thresh, Anthony Bellotti, 2002
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Cassava Pests and Their Control
Increasing pubescence of unexpanded leaves increased thrips resistance (122). The cassava hornworm The cassava hornworm Erinnyis ello is generally considered to be one of the most serious pests because it can rapidly defoliate plants.
Anthony Bellotti, Aart van Schoonhoven, Trudy Brekelbaum, 1978
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An Integrin Required for the Encapsulation Immune Response ...
Characterization of cDNAs encoding putative laccase-like multicopper oxidases and developmental expression in the tobacco hornworm, Manduca sexta, and the malaria mosquito, Anopheles gambiae. Insect Biochem. Molec. Biol. 34, 29- 41.
David Michael Levin, 2007
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Handbook of Vegetable Pests
Adult sweetpotato hornworm. The biology of the sweetpotato hornworm was given by Fullaway (1911), with additional notes provided by Hodges (1971). Larvae were described by Dyar (1895). Damage The larvae of this species feed on ...
John Capinera, 2001
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Ninety-nine Gnats, Nits, and Nibblers
That old line, "Too much tobacco stunts your growth," certainly can't be said to apply to Manduca sexta, the tobacco hornworm. The tobacco hornworm doesn't smoke it, though— it chews tobacco non-stop, from the moment it crawls out of its  ...
May Berenbaum, 1989
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Field Problems in Cassava
Cassava hornworm (Erinnyis ello) This insect is generally considered as the most important pest of cassava in the Americas. High populations can defoliate large plantations in a short time. When defoliation occurs in the initial phase of crop ...
‎1981
9
Rodale's Vegetable Garden Problem Solver: The Best and ...
The biggest caterpillar in the vegetable garden isn't necessarily the worst one. At 5 inches long, a full-size tomato hornworm is a startling sight, but it's rarely the cause ofa cropfailure. Handpicking is often all that's needed to control hornworms .
Fern Marshall Bradley, 2007
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Peterson First Guide to Caterpillars of North America
TOBACCO HORNWORM To 6 inches The Tobacco Hornworm is an economically significant pest because of its voracious appetite for tobacco. tomato. potato. and other related crops. An abundant food supply will nourish the larva to maturity ...
Amy Bartlett Wright, Roger Tory Peterson, 1998

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HORNWORM»

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How flowers use scent and nectar to manipulate pollinators and …
One example of a '"mutualist turned into antagonist" is the tobacco hornworm Manduca sexta, a moth that visits the flowers of Nicotiana ... «Phys.Org, Jul 15»
2
Plucking hornworms is best way to save your tomato plants
Now if you have the room, consider planting decoys that'll attract the hornworm moth away from your tomatoes. Dill and lovage are favorites of ... «Albuquerque Journal, Jul 15»
3
Tim Lockley: Caterpillar will horn in on your tomato crop
The tomato hornworm is the caterpillar of the five-spotted hawkmoth. The adult moth is the size of a hummingbird and, in many ways, mimics ... «SunHerald.com, Jul 15»
4
Ladybug, Ladybug
They will also munch on other soft-bodied insects such as whiteflies, mealybugs, scales, mites, bollworm, broccoli worm, tomato hornworm, ... «SCVNEWS.com, Jul 15»
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Arizona Gardeners: Should I keep my tomato vines for another …
One of the insects that can do a lot of damage is the tomato hornworm. Hornworms are large caterpillars with a predominant horn on their back ... «TriValley Central, Jul 15»
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Northwest Michigan fruit regional report – June 30, 2015
Hornworm caterpillar adult moths are now flying, so small larvae may start to appear in vineyards over the next couple of weeks. Berries are in ... «Michigan State University Extension, Jun 15»
7
Weekend Gardening: Tomato Pests
There are many caterpillars that can feed on tomatoes but the tomato hornworm can strip a plant of leaves in a few days. The adult moth is large ... «NorthEscambia.com, Jun 15»
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The beauty left behind The author says good-bye to gardens crafted …
But I gave up on growing food when tomato hornworm decimated my large stand of tomatoes and the kids refused to help pick them off to feed ... «GazetteNET, Jun 15»
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Part 8: Picking tobacco worms
The tobacco worm (hornworm) can be controlled by hand-picking or with pesticides. (Note: This series is from my father's memoirs I found long ... «Columbia Star, Jun 15»
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Humans aren't the only ones eating garden produce
Aphids turn into brown “mummies,” but the most dramatic death spiral of all is that of the tomato hornworm caterpillar. The wasp eggs look like ... «The News Journal, Jun 15»

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