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browntail moth [broun′tāl΄]n.a white moth (Euproctis chrysorrhoea) whose larvae are harmful to trees and cause an irritating skin rash: also brown-tail moth
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browntail moth — [broun′tāl΄] n. a white moth (Euproctis chrysorrhoea) whose larvae are harmful to trees and cause an irritating skin rash: also brown tail moth … English World dictionary
browntail moth — brownˈtail moth noun A brown and white European moth (Europroctis chrysorrhoea) that damages the leaves of trees • • • Main Entry: ↑brown * * * browntail moth, or brown|tail «BROWN TAYL», noun. a European tussock moth, introduced into eastern… … Useful english dictionary
browntail — noun small brown and white European moth introduced into eastern United States; pest of various shade and fruit trees • Syn: ↑brown tail moth, ↑Euproctis phaeorrhoea • Hypernyms: ↑lymantriid, ↑tussock moth • Member Holonyms: ↑Eup … Useful english dictionary
tussock moth — any of several moths of the family Lymantriidae, the larvae of which have characteristic tufts of hair on the body and feed on the leaves of various deciduous trees. [1820 30] * * * Typical member of the small European and New World lepidopteran… … Universalium
brown-tail moth — noun small brown and white European moth introduced into eastern United States; pest of various shade and fruit trees • Syn: ↑browntail, ↑Euproctis phaeorrhoea • Hypernyms: ↑lymantriid, ↑tussock moth • Member Holonyms: ↑Euproctis … Useful english dictionary
tussock moth — noun dull colored moth whose larvae have tufts of hair on the body and feed on the leaves of many deciduous trees • Syn: ↑lymantriid • Hypernyms: ↑moth • Hyponyms: ↑gypsy moth, ↑gipsy moth, ↑Lymantria dispar, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
brown-tail moth — /brown tayl / a white moth, Nygmia phaerrhoea, having a brown tuft at the end of the abdomen, the larvae of which feed on the foliage of various shade and fruit trees. Also called browntail. [1775 85] * * * … Universalium
brown|tail — browntail moth, or brown|tail «BROWN TAYL», noun. a European tussock moth, introduced into eastern North America, whose larvae are very destructive to deciduous trees. It has white wings and, in the female, a brown tipped abdomen … Useful english dictionary
Nosema — Scientific classification Kingdom: Fungi Division: Microsporidia Class: Dihaplophasea … Wikipedia
Caterpillar — Caterpillars are the larval form of a member of the order Lepidoptera (the insect order comprising butterflies and moths). They are mostly phytophagous in food habit, with some species being entomophagous. Caterpillars are voracious feeders and… … Wikipedia
