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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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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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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