HyperDic: lymantriid

English > 1 sense of the word lymantriid:
NOUNanimallymantriid, tussock mothdull / dull-colored moth whose larvae have tufts of hair on the body and feed on the leaves of many deciduous trees
English > lymantriid: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaningdull / dull-colored moth whose larvae have tufts of hair on the body and feed on the leaves of many deciduous trees.
Synonymtussock moth
Member ofLymantriidae, family Lymantriidaetussock moths
Narrowerbrowntail, brown-tail moth, Euproctis phaeorrhoeasmall brown and white European moth introduced into eastern United States
gold-tail moth, Euproctis chrysorrhoeawhite furry-bodied European moth with a yellow tail tuft
gypsy moth, gipsy moth, Lymantria disparEuropean moth introduced into North America
Broadermothtypically crepuscular or nocturnal insect having a stout body and feathery or hairlike antennae

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