tussock moth

noun

Any moth of subfamily Lymantriinae.

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nountussock moth (plural tussock moths)

plural tussock moths

  1. Any moth of subfamily Lymantriinae.

Synonyms & antonyms

noundull-colored moth whose larvae have tufts of hair on the body and feed on the leaves of many deciduous trees

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