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Noun: tobacco hornworm  tu'bakow'horn`wurm
  1. Large green white-striped hawkmoth larva that feeds on tobacco and related plants; similar to tomato hornworm
    - tomato worm, Manduca sexta

Derived forms: tobacco hornworms

Type of: caterpillar

Part of: genus Manduca, Manduca

Encyclopedia: Tobacco hornworm