Lymantriidae

noun

tussock moths

• Syn: ↑family Lymantriidae

• Hypernyms: ↑arthropod family

• Member Holonyms: ↑Lepidoptera, ↑order Lepidoptera

• Member Meronyms:

↑lymantriid, ↑tussock moth, ↑tussock caterpillar, ↑Lymantria, ↑genus Lymantria, ↑Euproctis, ↑genus Euproctis

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\\ˌlīmən.ˈtrīəˌdē\ noun plural

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Lymantria, type genus + -idae

: a family of moths comprising certain typical tussock moths and having larvae that are distinguished by a dense coat of often urticating hairs and that include many destructive pests which attack trees and other economic plants

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Lymantriidae /lī-man-trīˈi-dē/

plural noun

The tussock moths, a family related to the eggers

ORIGIN: Gr lȳmantēr destroyer