LYMANTRIA DISPAR

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

European moth introduced into North America; a serious pest of shade trees

Synonyms:

gipsy moth; gypsy moth; Lymantria dispar

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("Lymantria dispar" is a kind of...):

lymantriid; tussock moth (dull-colored moth whose larvae have tufts of hair on the body and feed on the leaves of many deciduous trees)

Holonyms ("Lymantria dispar" is a member of...):

genus Lymantria; Lymantria (type genus of the Lymantriidae; a pest (Lymantria means 'destroyer'))