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LOXOSTEGE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Garden webworms

Synonyms:

genus Loxostege; Loxostege

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("Loxostege" is a kind of...):

arthropod genus (a genus of arthropods)

Meronyms (members of "Loxostege"):

Loxostege similalis (moth whose larvae are garden webworms)

garden webworm; Loxostege similalis (a variety of webworm)

Holonyms ("Loxostege" is a member of...):

family Lasiocampidae; Lasiocampidae (tent caterpillars; eggars; lappet moths)

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