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GENUS LYMANTRIA
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Type genus of the Lymantriidae; a pest (Lymantria means 'destroyer')
Synonyms:
genus Lymantria; Lymantria
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("genus Lymantria" is a kind of...):
arthropod genus (a genus of arthropods)
Meronyms (members of "genus Lymantria"):
gipsy moth; gypsy moth; Lymantria dispar (European moth introduced into North America; a serious pest of shade trees)
Holonyms ("genus Lymantria" is a member of...):
family Lymantriidae; Lymantriidae (tussock moths)
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