browntail moth

browntail moth
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 — 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

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  • 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

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