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gipsy moth

noun

  1. a European moth, Lymantria dispar, introduced into North America, where it is a serious pest of shade trees: family Lymantriidae (or Liparidae ) See also tussock moth


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Example Sentences

The gipsy-moth (Hypogymna dispar), rare in most parts of Britain, is one of these.

Every spring since then the Gipsy Moth Commission has been at work.

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