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LYMANTRIID
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Dictionary entry overview: What does lymantriid mean?
• LYMANTRIID (noun)
The noun LYMANTRIID has 1 sense:
1. dull-colored moth whose larvae have tufts of hair on the body and feed on the leaves of many deciduous trees
Familiarity information: LYMANTRIID used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Dull-colored moth whose larvae have tufts of hair on the body and feed on the leaves of many deciduous trees
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
lymantriid; tussock moth
Hypernyms ("lymantriid" is a kind of...):
moth (typically crepuscular or nocturnal insect having a stout body and feathery or hairlike antennae)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "lymantriid"):
gipsy moth; gypsy moth; Lymantria dispar (European moth introduced into North America; a serious pest of shade trees)
brown-tail moth; browntail; Euproctis phaeorrhoea (small brown and white European moth introduced into eastern United States; pest of various shade and fruit trees)
Euproctis chrysorrhoea; gold-tail moth (white furry-bodied European moth with a yellow tail tuft)
Holonyms ("lymantriid" is a member of...):
family Lymantriidae; Lymantriidae (tussock moths)
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