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any moth of the family Cossidae, as Prionoxystus robiniae of the U.S. and southern Canada, whose larvae bore into the trunks and branches of oaks, locusts, and other trees. Also called carpenter moth.
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carpenterworm moth
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carpenterworm moth — any moth of the family Cossidae, as Prionoxystus robiniae of the U.S. and southern Canada, whose larvae bore into the trunks and branches of oaks, locusts, and other trees. Also called carpenter moth … Useful english dictionary
carpenterworm — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun Etymology: so called from its wood boring : the wood boring larva of the American goat moth (Prionoxystus robiniae) that bores large galleries in livng trees and is especially destructive to oaks and locusts * * * /kahr… … Useful english dictionary
carpenterworm — /kahr peuhn teuhr werrm /, n. the larva of the carpenterworm moth. [CARPENTER + WORM] * * * … Universalium
carpenter moth — ▪ insect any member of a group of insects in the moth and butterfly order, Lepidoptera, whose pale, nearly hairless larvae bore in wood or pithy stems and can be highly destructive. The larvae live one to three years. Adults have vestigial… … Universalium
carpenter moth — noun : the adult of the carpenterworm or a related moth (family Cossidae) called also goat moth * * * carpenter moth, a large moth whose larvae burrow in the solid wood of deciduous trees … Useful english dictionary
Cossinae — Carpenterworm moth (Prionoxystus robiniae) Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia … Wikipedia
Cossula magnifica — Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum … Wikipedia
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lepidopteran — /lep i dop teuhr euhn/, adj. 1. lepidopterous. n. 2. a lepidopterous insect. [1850 55; LEPIDOPTER(A) + AN] * * * Any of the more than 100,000 species constituting the order Lepidoptera (Greek: scaly wing ): butterflies, moths, and skippers. The… … Universalium
Quercus muehlenbergii — Chinkapin Oak Mature tree of chinkapin oak (Quercus muhlenbergii) Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae … Wikipedia
