potato worm

noun

tomato worm (Manduca quinquemaculata)

Similar
tomato hornwormManduca quinquemaculata
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Meanings

nounpotato worm (plural potato worms)

plural potato worms

  1. tomato worm (Manduca quinquemaculata)

Synonyms & antonyms

nounlarge green white-striped hawkmoth larva that feeds on tomato and potato plants; similar to tobacco hornworm

Similar
tomato hornwormManduca quinquemaculata
Broader
caterpillar
Also see
tomato hornworm

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

potato worm. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/potato%20worm

MLA

“potato worm.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/potato%20worm. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “potato worm,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/potato%20worm.

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