GENUS EUPROCTIS

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

A genus of Lymantriidae

Synonyms:

Euproctis; genus Euproctis

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("genus Euproctis" is a kind of...):

arthropod genus (a genus of arthropods)

Meronyms (members of "genus Euproctis"):

brown-tail moth; browntail; Euproctis phaeorrhoea (small brown and white European moth introduced into eastern United States; pest of various shade and fruit trees)

Euproctis chrysorrhoea; gold-tail moth (white furry-bodied European moth with a yellow tail tuft)

Holonyms ("genus Euproctis" is a member of...):

family Lymantriidae; Lymantriidae (tussock moths)