| NOUN | animal | Lymantria dispar, gypsy moth, gipsy moth | European moth introduced into North America |
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| Meaning | European moth introduced into North America; a serious pest of shade trees. | |
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| Synonyms | gypsy moth, gipsy moth | |
| Member of | Lymantria, genus Lymantria | type genus of the Lymantriidae |
| Broader | lymantriid, tussock moth | dull / dull-colored moth whose larvae have tufts of hair on the body and feed on the leaves of many deciduous trees |
| Spanish | lagarta | |
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