| 单词 | leaf roller |
| 释义 | > as lemmasleaf roller leaf roller n. any of various insect larvae, esp. the caterpillars of certain small moths of the family Tortricidae, which roll up the leaves of their food plants; (also) the adult of such an insect. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > Heterocera > [noun] > family Tortricidae > member of Tortrix1797 dial1819 leaf roller1830 subtriple spot1832 bell-moth1841 oak leaf roller1877 roller1877 red-banded leafroller1886 1830 J. Rennie Insect Archit. viii. 158 The caterpillars which are familiarly termed leaf-rollers, are perfect hermits. 1937 Amer. Home Apr. 149/3 (advt.) Insects such as the Codling Moth, Green Apple Bug, Leaf Roller, Case Bearer, Apple Scab, Asparagus, Astor, and Japanese Beetles..infest fruit trees. 2006 J. T. Costa Other Insect Societies xviii. 579 A good example is the elderberry panax leaf roller of Australia. < as lemmas |
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