- tussock moth
- noundull-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, ↑browntail, ↑brown-tail moth, ↑Euproctis phaeorrhoea, ↑gold-tail moth, ↑Euproctis chrysorrhoea• Member Holonyms: ↑Lymantriidae, ↑family Lymantriidae
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noun: any of numerous dull-colored moths especially of the family Lymantriidae which in most of the common forms have wingless females* * *
any 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.[1820-30]* * *
tussock moth nounAny moth of the family Lymantriidae (related to Lasiocampidae), from the tufts of hair on the caterpillars• • •Main Entry: ↑tussock* * *
tussock moth,any one of a family of dull-colored moths whose larvae have thick tufts of hair along the back, such as the gypsy moth.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.