gipsy moth

Other forms: gipsy moths

Definitions of gipsy moth
  1. noun
    European moth introduced into North America; a serious pest of shade trees
    synonyms: Lymantria dispar, gypsy moth
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    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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