HELIOTHIS ZIA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Heliothis zia mean? 

• HELIOTHIS ZIA (noun)
  The noun HELIOTHIS ZIA has 2 senses:

1. larva of a noctuid moth; highly destructive to especially corn and cotton and tomato crops

2. medium-sized moth whose larvae are corn earworms

  Familiarity information: HELIOTHIS ZIA used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• HELIOTHIS ZIA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Larva of a noctuid moth; highly destructive to especially corn and cotton and tomato crops

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

corn earworm; cotton bollworm; Heliothis zia; tobacco budworm; tomato fruitworm; vetchworm

Hypernyms ("Heliothis zia" is a kind of...):

bollworm (any of various moth caterpillars that destroy cotton bolls)

Holonyms ("Heliothis zia" is a member of...):

family Noctuidae; Noctuidae (cutworms; armyworms)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Medium-sized moth whose larvae are corn earworms

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

heliothis moth; Heliothis zia

Hypernyms ("Heliothis zia" is a kind of...):

noctuid; noctuid moth; owlet moth (usually dull-colored medium-sized nocturnal moth; the usually smooth-bodied larvae are destructive agricultural pests)

Holonyms ("Heliothis zia" is a member of...):

genus Heliothis; Heliothis (a genus of Noctuidae)