HORNWORM
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Example

The gardener picked a hornworm off the tomato plant.

Definition

A hawk moth caterpillar bearing a stiff, hornlike tail.

  • Especially larvae of Sphingidae found on solanaceous plants.

Either of two common crop pests: the tobacco and tomato hornworms.

  • The larvae of Manduca sexta and Manduca quinquemaculata.