[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

cutworm \cut"worm`\ -w?rm`, n. zool.
   a caterpillar which at night eats off young plants of
   cabbage, corn, etc., usually at the ground. some kinds ascend
   fruit trees and eat off the flower buds. during the day, they
   conceal themselves in the earth. the common cutworms are the
   larvae of various species of agrotis and related genera
   of noctuid moths.
   1913 webster
see also:
agrotis 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

caterpillar \cat"erpil`lar\, n. oe. catyrpel, corrupted fr.
   of. chatepelouse, or cate pelue, fr. chate, f. chatte,
   she-cat, fem. of chat, l. catus + l. pilosus hairy, or f.
   pelu hairy, fr. l. pilus hair. see cat, and pile hair.
   1. zool. the larval state of a butterfly or any
      lepidopterous insect; sometimes, but less commonly, the
      larval state of other insects, as the sawflies, which are
      also called false caterpillars. the true caterpillars have
      three pairs of true legs, and several pairs of abdominal
      fleshy legs prolegs armed with hooks. some are hairy,
      others naked. they usually feed on leaves, fruit, and
      succulent vegetables, being often very destructive, many
      of them are popularly called worms, as the cutworm,
      cankerworm, army worm, cotton worm, silkworm.
      1913 webster

   2. bot. a plant of the genus scorpiurus, with pods
      resembling caterpillars.
      1913 webster

   caterpillar catcher, or caterpillar eater zool., a bird
      belonging to the family of shrikes, which feeds on
      caterpillars. the name is also given to several other
      birds.

   caterpillar hunter zool., any species of beetles of the
      genus callosoma and other allied genera of the family
      carabidae which feed habitually upon caterpillars.
      1913 webster
see also:
cat pile cutworm cankerworm army worm cotton worm 
silkworm scorpiurus caterpillar catcher caterpillar eater caterpillar hunter 
callosoma carabidae 

[3] : WordNet (r) 2.0

cutworm
     n : north american moth whose larvae feed on young plant stems
         cutting them off at the ground

Cutworm >> C Words
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Black Cutworm Fact Sheet - Penn State Entomology Department Fact Sheet
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http://www.ento.psu.edu/extension/factsheets/black_cutworm.htm, score=53, date indexed=November 20, 2005, 11:34 am

Cutworm - Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives
...... and the army cutworm..  .   Host Crops. The red-backed cutworm (top, ... Cutworm moths may lay several hundred eggs on their host plants. After ... ..
http://www.gov.mb.ca/agriculture/crops/insects/fad06s00.html, score=51, date indexed=November 19, 2005, 8:02 pm

Sunflower XIV-Sandhill Cutworm
...Cutworm Adult. Cutworm Larva.  . Field Biology and Identification. The ... This cutworm has one generation per year, it hatches in the fall then ... ..
http://scarab.msu.montana.edu/HPIPMSearch/Docs/SandhillCutworm-Sunflower.htm, score=51, date indexed=November 17, 2005, 1:44 am

Cutworm
...The granulate cutworm is a surface-feeding cutworm. Like other species ... 3) surface feeders such as the granulate cutworm and the army cutworm ... ..
http://entowww.tamu.edu/fieldguide/cimg318.html, score=48, date indexed=November 9, 2005, 11:59 am

Cutworm
...The granulate cutworm is a surface-feeding cutworm. Like other species ... 3) surface feeders such as the granulate cutworm and the army cutworm ... ..
http://insects.tamu.edu/fieldguide/cimg318.html, score=48, date indexed=December 8, 2005, 12:11 am

UNL Entomology - Western Bean Cutworm Management
...Start scouting for the western bean cutworm with the beginning of moth ... Other products labelled for western bean cutworm control on corn ... ..
http://entomology.unl.edu/pmguides/wbcutwrm.htm, score=46, date indexed=November 6, 2005, 2:04 pm

UC IPM: UC Management Guidelines for Cutworms on Sugarbeet
...Pale western cutworm: Agrotis orthogonia. Black cutworm: Agrotis ... Granulate cutworm: Agrotis subterranean. Variegated cutworm: Peridroma ... ..
http://www.ipm.ucdavis.edu/PMG/r735301211.html, score=46, date indexed=January 22, 2006, 2:40 pm

Fort Morgan Times - Today's Headlines
...... army cutworm, variegated, and darksided cutworm species). The damaging ... The army cutworm has one generation per year and spends the winter as ... ..
http://www.fortmorgantimes.com/Stories/0,1413,164~8305~2866317,00.html, score=45, date indexed=January 18, 2006, 9:05 pm

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