- gypsymoth
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gypsy moth
n.
1. A European moth (Lymantria dispar) having hairy caterpillars that feed on foliage and are destructive to trees and shrubs. It was introduced into the United States in the late 1800s.2. Informal. A moderate Republican representing a northeast or midwestern urban area in the U.S. House of Representatives.
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Universalium. 2010.