southwestern corn borer

noun

: a pyralid moth (Diatraea grandiosella) whose larva causes serious damage especially to corn crops by boring in the stalks

Word History

First Known Use

1943, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of southwestern corn borer was in 1943

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“Southwestern corn borer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/southwestern%20corn%20borer. Accessed 1 Apr. 2023.

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