Uk English Meaning of gipsy moth
Gipsy moth
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Nearest Words of gipsy moth
- gipsy => gypsy
- gipsire => wallet
- gipser => plasterer
- gipoun => gambeson
- gip => cheat
- giovanni virginio schiaparelli => Giovanni Virginio Schiaparelli
- giovanni vincenzo pecci => Giovanni Vincenzo Pecci
- giovanni mastai-ferretti => Giovanni Mastai-Ferretti
- giovanni maria mastai-ferretti => Giovanni Maria Mastai-Ferretti
- giovanni lorenzo bernini => Giovanni Lorenzo Bernini
Definitions and Meaning of gipsy moth in English
gipsy moth (n)
European moth introduced into North America; a serious pest of shade trees
gipsy moth ()
A tussock moth (Ocneria dispar) native of the Old World, but accidentally introduced into eastern Massachusetts about 1869, where its caterpillars have done great damage to fruit, shade, and forest trees of many kinds. The male gypsy moth is yellowish brown, the female white, and larger than the male. In both sexes the wings are marked by dark lines and a dark lunule. The caterpillars, when full-grown, have a grayish mottled appearance, with blue tubercles on the anterior and red tubercles on the posterior part of the body, all giving rise to long yellow and black hairs. They usually pupate in July and the moth appears in August. The eggs are laid on tree trunks, rocks, etc., and hatch in the spring.
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Gipsy moth
European moth introduced into North America; a serious pest of shade treesA tussock moth (Ocneria dispar) native of the Old World, but accidentally introduced i
No synonyms found.
No antonyms found.
gipsy => gypsy, gipsire => wallet, gipser => plasterer, gipoun => gambeson, gip => cheat,
