palmer worm
noun
the hairy black and white caterpillar of the goldtail moth
Word Origin for palmer worm
C16: originally applied to various destructive caterpillars of migratory habits
Words nearby palmer worm
palmed,
palmer,
palmer archipelago,
palmer land,
palmer peninsula,
palmer worm,
palmer-tomkinson,
palmerston,
palmerston north,
palmerworm,
palmette
Example sentences from the Web for palmer worm
The Jewish Bible retains the reading of palmer-worm, but affixes the mark of doubt, as it does to the canker-worm.
Bible Animals; |J. G. WoodChætochilus pometellus, (Harris), is commonly called the Palmer-worm.
American Pomology |J. A. WarderThe first is in Joel i. 4: "That which the palmer-worm hath left, hath the locust eaten."
Bible Animals; |J. G. Wood