caseworm

/kæsiˈwɔːrm/

Definitions

1. noun

A caterpillar of a moth (especially of the genus Cnephasia) that rolls itself up in a ball and is protected by a case made of silk and fragments of leaves, etc.

“The garden was overrun with caseworms, which were eating away at the leaves of the plants.”

Synonyms

  • caterpillar
  • larva

Antonyms

  • adult insect
  • butterfly