rice borer

noun

: any of several small caterpillars that are the larvae of pyralidid moths and that feed on rice plants

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“Rice borer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rice%20borer. Accessed 29 Dec. 2024.

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