genus lymantria

English Thesaurus

1. type genus of the Lymantriidae; a pest (Lymantria means `destroyer') (noun.animal)

hypernym	:	arthropod genus,
definition	:	a genus of arthropods (noun.animal)

member holonym	:	gipsy moth, gypsy moth, lymantria dispar,
definition	:	European moth introduced into North America; a serious pest of shade trees (noun.animal)

member meronym	:	family lymantriidae, lymantriidae,
definition	:	tussock moths (noun.animal)