lymantriid (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *lymantriid*:
NOUN	animal	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

English > *lymantriid*: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaning	dull / dull-colored moth whose larvae have tufts of hair on the body and feed on the leaves of many deciduous trees.
Synonym	tussock moth
Member of	Lymantriidae, family Lymantriidae	tussock moths
Narrower	browntail, brown-tail moth, Euproctis phaeorrhoea	small brown and white European moth introduced into eastern United States
	gold-tail moth, Euproctis chrysorrhoea	white furry-bodied European moth with a yellow tail tuft
	gypsy moth, gipsy moth, Lymantria dispar	European moth introduced into North America
Broader	moth	typically crepuscular or nocturnal insect having a stout body and feathery or hairlike antennae

HyperDic: lymantriid