LESSER CORNSTALK BORER

Meaning of LESSER CORNSTALK BORER in English

the larva of a widely distributed pyralid moth, Elasmopalpus lignosellus, that damages corn and some other crops by boring into the part of the stalk close to the soil.

[ 1920-25 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012

LESSER CORNSTALK BORER — [lesser cornstalk borer] n (ca. 1925): a pyralid moth (Elasmopalpus lignosellus) having slender greenish larvae that burrow in the stalk …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
LESSER CORNSTALK BORER — noun Date: circa 1925 a pyralid moth ( Elasmopalpus lignosellus ) having slender greenish larvae that burrow in the stalk …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
LESSER CORNSTALK BORER — noun : a crambid moth ( Elasmopalpus lignosellus ) with a slender greenish larva that burrows in the stalk of …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
LESSER CORNSTALK BORER — Date: circa 1925 : a pyralid moth ( Elasmopalpus lignosellus ) having slender greenish larvae that burrow in the stalk …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
LESSER CORNSTALK BORER — Function: noun Date: circa 1925 : a pyralid moth ( Elasmopalpus lignosellus ) having slender greenish larvae that burrow in …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
LESSER — inferiori
English interlingue dictionary
LESSER — mas diyutay;mas kubus (Adjective) mas menos;mas minos
English-Visayan vocabulary
CORNSTALK — noun Date: 1645 a stalk of Indian corn
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
BORER — noun Date: 14th century a tool used for boring, 2. shipworm , an insect that bores in the woody parts …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
LESSER — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Lesser Slave Lake {{link=Lesser Armenia">Lesser Armenia panda lesser
Английский словарь Британика
LESSER — I. ˈlesə(r) adjective Etymology: Middle English lasser, lesser, comp. of lasse, less less 1. : of less size, quality, or …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CORNSTALK — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun 1. : a stalk of Indian corn 2. slang Australia : australian ; specifically : a native of …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BORER — ˈbōrə(r), ˈbȯr- noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from boren to bore + -er, -ere -er, from Old English …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CORNSTALK — (n.) A stalk of Indian corn.
Английский словарь Webster
BORER — (n.) The hagfish (Myxine).
Английский словарь Webster
BORER — (n.) One of the larvae of many species of insects, which penetrate trees, as the apple, peach, pine, etc. See …
Английский словарь Webster
BORER — (n.) Any bivalve mollusk (Saxicava, Lithodomus, etc.) which bores into limestone and similar substances.
Английский словарь Webster
BORER — (n.) A marine, bivalve mollusk, of the genus Teredo and allies, which burrows in wood. See Teredo.
Английский словарь Webster
BORER — (n.) One that bores; an instrument for boring.
Английский словарь Webster
CORNSTALK — ( n. ) A stalk of Indian corn.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
BORER — ( n. ) The hagfish (Myxine).
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
BORER — ( n. ) One that bores; an instrument for boring.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
BORER — ( n. ) One of the larvae of many species of insects, which penetrate trees, as the apple, peach, pine, …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
BORER — ( n. ) Any bivalve mollusk (Saxicava, Lithodomus, etc.) which bores into limestone and similar substances.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
BORER — ( n. ) A marine, bivalve mollusk, of the genus Teredo and allies, which burrows in wood. See Teredo.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
LESSER — /les"euhr/ , adj., a compar. of little with least as superl. 1. smaller, as in size or importance; inferior: a …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CORNSTALK — /kawrn"stawk'/ , n. the stalk or stem of corn, esp. Indian corn. [ 1635-45, Amer.; CORN 1 + STALK 1 …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BORER — /bawr"euhr, bohr"-/ , n. 1. a person or thing that bores or pierces. 2. Mach. a tool used for boring; …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CORNSTALK — n. stalk of a corn plant
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
BORER — n. tool used to make holes, auger, tool that resembles a drill
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
LESSER — I. ˈle-sər adjective Date: 13th century comparative of little I : of less size, quality, degree, or significance : of …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CORNSTALK — noun Date: 1645 : a stalk of Indian corn
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BORER — noun Date: 14th century 1. : a tool used for boring 2. a. : shipworm b. : an insect that …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
LESSER — adj less; smaller; inferior. 2. lesser ·adv less.
Webster English vocab
CORNSTALK — noun a stalk of indian corn.
Webster English vocab
BORER — noun the hagfish (myxine). 2. borer ·noun one that bores; an instrument for boring. 3. borer ·noun any bivalve mollusk …
Webster English vocab
BORER — ■ noun 1》 a worm, mollusc, or insect which bores into plant material or rock. 2》 a tool for boring.
Concise Oxford English vocab
LESSER — [less.er] adj, comparative of [1]little (13c): of less size, quality, degree, or significance: of lower status [2]lesser adv (1539): less …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CORNSTALK — [corn.stalk] n (1645): a stalk of Indian corn
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BORER — [bor.er] n (14c) 1: a tool used for boring 2. a: shipworm b: an insect that bores in the woody …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
LESSER — lesser, L~ BrE AmE ˈles ə AmE - ə r
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
BORER — borer BrE AmE ˈbɔːr ə AmE \ - ə r ˈboʊr- ▷ borer|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
LESSER — / ˈlesə(r); NAmE / adjective [ only before noun ] 1. not as great in size, amount or importance as …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LESSER — less ‧ er /ˈlesə $ -ər/ BrE AmE adjective [only before noun] 1 . formal not as large, as important, …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
LESSER — adj. (usu. attrib.) not so great as the other or the rest (the lesser evil; the lesser celandine). [double compar., …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
LESSER — adj. (usu. attrib.) not so great as the other or the rest (the lesser evil; the lesser celandine). [ double …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
LESSER — adj. (usu. attrib.) not so great as the other or the rest (the lesser evil; the lesser celandine). Etymology: double …
Oxford English vocab
LESSER — 1. You use lesser in order to indicate that something is smaller in extent, degree, or amount than another thing …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LESSER — 1. You use ~ in order to indicate that something is smaller in extent, degree, or amount than another thing …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
LESSER — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a lesser evil (= a bad thing, but not as bad as something else ) …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
LESSER — [adjective] [before noun; not gradable]Lesser is used to describe something that is not as great in size, amount or importance …
Cambridge English vocab
LESSER — adj. Antilles Greater and Lesser Lesser Slave Lake Lesser Armenia panda lesser
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
LESSER — adj. Lesser is used with these nouns: ↑ charge , ↑ crime , ↑ degree , ↑ deity , ↑ …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
LESSER — adj. 25B6; adjective a lesser offence : LESS IMPORTANT, minor, secondary, subsidiary, marginal, ancillary, auxiliary, supplementary, peripheral; inferior, insignificant, unimportant, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
LESSER — прил.; сравн. от little 1) меньший the lesser of two evils ≈ меньшее из двух зол 2) зоол., бот., астр., …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
CORNSTALK — сущ.; амер. стебель кукурузы Syn : corn-stalk (американизм) стебель кукурузы (разговорное) дылда (разговорное) австралиец cornstalk разг. дылда ~ амер. стебель …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
BORER — сущ. 1) бурав, бур; сверло, бурильный молоток Syn : drill, auger 2) бурильщик; сверловщик Syn : driller, drill-operator 3) сверлильщик …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
CORNSTALK — Дылда
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
LESSER — lesser.ogg ʹlesə a 1. редк. compar от little II 2. меньший, малый; небольшой; мелкий the lesser of two evils - …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
CORNSTALK — n 1. амер. стебель кукурузы 2. разг. дылда 3. разг. австралиец ( особ. уроженец Нового Южного Уэльса)
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
BORER — 1) расточный станок; сверлильный станок 2) сверло 3) расточник; сверловщик 4) бур 5) буровой станок 6) проходческий комбайн 7) бурильщик …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
BORER — 1) расточный станок; сверлильный станок 2) сверло 3) расточник; сверловщик 4) бур 5) буровой станок 6) проходческий комбайн 7) бурильщик • - curved plate borer - horizontal borer - jig …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
LESSER — малый, меньший to a lesser extent — в меньшей степени
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
BORER — 1) бур, бурильный молоток; сверло; дрель - hill-side earth borer - milling borer - orchard earth borer 2) сверловщик, расточник 3) бурильщик, буровой мастер 4) сверлильщик, …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь

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