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TUSSOCK MOTH

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

lymantriid; tussock moth

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("tussock moth" 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 "tussock moth"):

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 ("tussock moth" is a member of...):

family Lymantriidae; Lymantriidae (tussock moths)

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