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lymantria

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Any erebid moth of the genus Lymantria.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: biology, entomology, natural-sciences, taxonomy

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

type genus of the Lymantriidae; a pest (Lymantria means `destroyer')

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: genus Lymantria

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: arthropod genus

History

Etymology

Borrowed from translingual Lymantria.

Across languages

Translations

5 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: عُثَّة مُتْلِفَة — Lymantria-genus moth
  • Arabic: لِيمَانْتْرِيَة (līmāntriya) — Lymantria-genus moth
  • Greek: λυμαντρία (lymantría) — Lymantria-genus moth
  • Greek: λυμάντρια (lymántria) — Lymantria-genus moth
  • Italian: limantria — Lymantria-genus moth