Meanings
nounyponomeutid (plural yponomeutids)
plural yponomeutids
- biologyAny moth in the family Yponomeutidae.
The yponomeutids, in general, feed on leaf tissues, often spinning silken webs over their host plants and skeletonising the leaves beneath.
2000, R. L. Kitching, Food Webs and Container Habitats
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