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    LYMANTRIA

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     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    Type genus of the Lymantriidae; a pest (Lymantria means 'destroyer')play

    Synonyms:

    genus Lymantria; Lymantria

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting animals

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

    arthropod genus (a genus of arthropods)

    Meronyms (members of "Lymantria"):

    gipsy moth; gypsy moth; Lymantria dispar (European moth introduced into North America; a serious pest of shade trees)

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

    family Lymantriidae; Lymantriidae (tussock moths)

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