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From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 armyworm, Ar·my worm Zool. (a) A lepidopterous insect, which in the larval state often travels in great multitudes from field to field, destroying grass, grain, and other crops. The common army worm of the northern United States is the noctuid moth (Pseudaletia unipuncta, formerly Leucania unipuncta. The name is often applied to other related species, as the cotton worm. (b) The larva of a small two-winged fly (Sciara), which marches in large companies, in regular order. See Cotton worm, under Cotton.
 Syn: -- army worm
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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 Pseudaletia unipuncta
      n 1: noctuid moth larvae that travel in multitudes destroying
           especially grass and grain [syn: armyworm, army worm]
      2: moth whose destructive larvae travel in multitudes [syn: armyworm]