单词 | tussock moth |
释义 | tussock mothnounany of several moths of the family Lymantriidae, the larvae of which have characteristic tufts of hair on the body and feed on the leaves of various deciduous trees. Origin of tussock mothFirst recorded in 1820–30 Words nearby tussock mothtussive fremitus, tussle, tussock, tussock caterpillar, tussock grass, tussock moth, tussocky, tussore, Tustin, tut, Tutankhamen Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for tussock moth
British Dictionary definitions for tussock mothtussock moth nounany of various pale or dull-coloured moths of the family Lymantriidae (or Laparidae), the hairy caterpillars of which are pests of many treesSee also gipsy moth, brown-tail moth, goldtail moth Word Origin for tussock mothC19: so named because of the tufts of hair on the caterpillars Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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