Meanings
nounbrowntail (plural browntails)
plural browntails
- Synonym of brown-tail moth.
Synonyms: brown-tail moth
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSynonym of brown-tail moth.
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nounsmall brown and white European moth introduced into eastern United States; pest of various shade and fruit trees
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brown-tail mothEuproctis phaeorrhoea
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browntail. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/browntail
MLA
“browntail.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/browntail. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “browntail,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/browntail.
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