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    LYMANTRIID

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     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Dull-colored moth whose larvae have tufts of hair on the body and feed on the leaves of many deciduous treesplay

    Synonyms:

    lymantriid; tussock moth

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting animals

    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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