·noun The larva of two species of geometrid moths which are very injurious to fruit and shade trees by eating, and often entirely destroying, the foliage. Other similar larvae are also called cankerworms.
(Heb. yelek), "the licking locust," which licks up the grass of the field; probably the locust at a ...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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William Smith's Bible Dictionary