lymantriid
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1. dull-colored moth whose larvae have tufts of hair on the body and feed on the leaves of many deciduous trees (noun.animal)
hypernym | : | moth, |
definition | : | typically crepuscular or nocturnal insect having a stout body and feathery or hairlike antennae (noun.animal) |
hyponym | : | gipsy moth, gypsy moth, lymantria dispar, |
definition | : | European moth introduced into North America; a serious pest of shade trees (noun.animal) |
hyponym | : | brown-tail moth, browntail, euproctis phaeorrhoea, |
definition | : | small brown and white European moth introduced into eastern United States; pest of various shade and fruit trees (noun.animal) |
hyponym | : | euproctis chrysorrhoea, gold-tail moth, |
definition | : | white furry-bodied European moth with a yellow tail tuft (noun.animal) |
member meronym | : | family lymantriidae, lymantriidae, |
definition | : | tussock moths (noun.animal) |
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