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ˈpɑ mərˌwɜrmpalmer·worm

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Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Palmerwormnoun

    A worm covered with hair, supposed to be so called because he wanders over all plants.

    Etymology: palmer and worm.

    A flesh fly, and one of those hairy worms that resemble caterpillars and are called palmerworms, being conveyed into one of our small receivers, the bee and the fly lay with their bellies upward, and the worm seemed suddenly struck dead. Boyle.

Wikipedia

  1. Palmerworm

    The palmerworm (Dichomeris ligulella) is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in eastern North America. The wingspan is 15–18 mm. Adults are on wing from April to October. There is one generation per year. The larvae feed on apple, hackberry, hazel and oak. The larvae skeletonize leaves and fold or roll them during feeding. It is occasionally responsible for widespread defoliation of hardwood species. Outbreaks rarely last more than one or two years and usually occur during unusually hot and dry springs.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Palmerwormnoun

    any hairy caterpillar which appears in great numbers, devouring herbage, and wandering about like a palmer. The name is applied also to other voracious insects

  2. Palmerwormnoun

    in America, the larva of any one of several moths, which destroys the foliage of fruit and forest trees, esp. the larva of Ypsolophus pometellus, which sometimes appears in vast numbers

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of palmerworm in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of palmerworm in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

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