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HYPHANTRIA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Hyphantria mean?
• HYPHANTRIA (noun)
The noun HYPHANTRIA has 1 sense:
1. fall webworms
Familiarity information: HYPHANTRIA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Fall webworms
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
genus Hyphantria; Hyphantria
Hypernyms ("Hyphantria" is a kind of...):
arthropod genus (a genus of arthropods)
Meronyms (members of "Hyphantria"):
Hyphantria cunea (moth whose larvae are fall webworms)
fall webworm; Hyphantria cunea (a variety of webworm)
Holonyms ("Hyphantria" is a member of...):
family Lasiocampidae; Lasiocampidae (tent caterpillars; eggars; lappet moths)
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