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noun
Any of the moth subfamily Lymantriinae, formerly a family.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology
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Antonyms: none provided
noun
dull-colored moth whose larvae have tufts of hair on the body and feed on the leaves of many deciduous trees
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: tussock moth
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: moth
Narrower terms: gypsy moth, gipsy moth, Lymantria dispar, browntail, brown-tail moth, Euproctis phaeorrhoea, gold-tail moth, Euproctis chrysorrhoea
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