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 Meaning of CORN BORER
| Pronunciation: |  | korn 'bowrur 
 
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[n]  native to Europe; in America the larvae bore into the stem and crown of corn and other plants  [n]  larva of the European corn borer moth; a serious pest of maize   |  |  |  |  | Sponsored Links: |  |  |  |  |  |  | Synonyms: |  | corn borer moth, European corn borer, Pyrausta nubilalis |  |  |  |  | See Also: |  | caterpillar, family Pyralidae, family Pyralididae, genus Pyrausta, pyralid, pyralid moth, Pyralidae, Pyralididae, Pyrausta |  |     |    |  |