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brown-tail moth

DEFINITIONS OF: brown-tail moth

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n small brown and white European moth introduced into eastern United States; pest of various shade and fruit trees

Synonyms:
Euproctis phaeorrhoea, browntail
Type 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
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