HyperDic: browntail

English > 1 sense of the word browntail:
NOUNanimalbrowntail, brown-tail moth, Euproctis phaeorrhoeasmall brown and white European moth introduced into eastern United States
English > browntail: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaningsmall brown and white European moth introduced into eastern United States; pest of various shade and fruit trees.
Synonymsbrown-tail moth, Euproctis phaeorrhoea
Member ofEuproctis, genus EuproctisA genus of Lymantriidae
Broaderlymantriid, tussock mothdull / dull-colored moth whose larvae have tufts of hair on the body and feed on the leaves of many deciduous trees

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