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Definition of Webworm

webworm
Tent Tent, n. [OE. tente, F. tente, LL. tenta, fr. L. tendere, tentum, to stretch. See Tend to move, and cf. Tent a roll of lint.] 1. A pavilion or portable lodge consisting of skins, canvas, or some strong cloth, stretched and sustained by poles, -- used for sheltering persons from the weather, especially soldiers in camp. Within his tent, large as is a barn. --Chaucer. 2. (Her.) The representation of a tent used as a bearing. Tent bed, a high-post bedstead curtained with a tentlike canopy. Tent caterpillar (Zo["o]l.), any one of several species of gregarious caterpillars which construct on trees large silken webs into which they retreat when at rest. Some of the species are very destructive to fruit trees. The most common American species is the larva of a bombycid moth (Clisiocampa Americana). Called also lackery caterpillar, and webworm.

Meaning of Webworm from wikipedia

- The ailanthus webworm (Atteva aurea) is an ermine moth now found commonly in the United States. It was formerly known under the scientific name Atteva...
- The fall webworm (Hyphantria cunea) is a moth in the family Erebidae known prin****lly for its larval stage, which creates the characteristic webbed nests...
- Spoladea recurvalis, the beet webworm moth or Hawaiian beet webworm moth, is a species of moth of the family Crambidae. It is found worldwide, but mainly...
- Helcystogramma convolvuli, the sweet potato moth, sweetpotato webworm moth, sweetpotato leaf roller or black leaf folder, is a moth of the family Gelechiidae...
- ****ula undalis, the cabbage webworm or Old World webworm, is a moth of the family Crambidae. It is a widespread species which is found from Europe across...
- Parapediasia teterrellus, the bluegr**** webworm moth, bluegr**** webworm, bluegr**** sod webworm moth or bluegr**** sod webworm, is a moth of the family Crambidae...
- Herpetogramma phaeopteralis, commonly known as the dark sod webworm, is a species of moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Achille Guenée...
- Prionapteryx indentella, the buffalogr**** webworm, is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by William D. Kearfott in 1908. It is found in...
- larvae—which include the common emerald, lime hawk-moth, sycamore moth, and fall webworm—also eat the plant. The Ancient Gr****s and Romans cultivated the mulberry...
- pudica has several natural predators, such as the spider mite and mimosa webworm. Both of these insects wrap the leaflets in webs that hinder the responsive...