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Pest vs Cutworm - What's the difference?

pest | cutworm |

As nouns the difference between pest and cutworm

is that pest is (originally) a plague, pestilence, epidemic while cutworm is the larva of any of many moths ,of the family noctuidae , that is an agricultural pest.

pest

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (originally) A plague, pestilence, epidemic
  • An annoying, harmful, often destructive creature.
  • An annoying person.
  • (British, slang) Someone with poor social discipline who continually bothers uninterested women.
    • Stop being such a pest and leave that girl alone!

    Synonyms

    * (creature ) bug

    Related terms

    * pester * pesthole * pesthouse * pesticidal, pesticide * pestiferous * pestilence, pestilent, pestilential

    Anagrams

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    cutworm

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia cutworm) (en noun)
  • the larva of any of many moths ,of the family Noctuidae , that is an agricultural pest