skeletonizer

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noun

Any of various moths whose larvae eat the parenchyma of leaves, leaving only the skeleton (the veins) behind.

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Meanings

nounskeletonizer (plural skeletonizers)

plural skeletonizers

  1. Any of various moths whose larvae eat the parenchyma of leaves, leaving only the skeleton (the veins) behind.

Origin

From skeletonize + -er.

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APA

skeletonizer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/skeletonizer

MLA

“skeletonizer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/skeletonizer. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “skeletonizer,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/skeletonizer.

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