| 单词 | leaf folder |
| 释义 | > as lemmasleaf folder leaf folder n. chiefly U.S. the larva of any of various small moths that fold leaves together to form a protective covering; (also) the adult of such a moth. ΚΠ 1865 Prairie Farmer 18 Nov. 371/1 The leaf folder, apple moth, thrip curculio, &c., are not molested by the bird. 1940 M. P. Jones 4-H Club Insect Man. (U.S. Dept. Agric.) i. 28 Around the grape arbor one often finds a very dark-brown moth with a wing expanse of nearly an inch... This insect is called the grape leaf folder (Desmia funeralis). 2003 H. S. Neufeld & D. R. Young in F. S. Gilliam & M. R. Roberts Herbaceous Layer Forests Eastern N. Amer. iii. 63 There may be some phylogenetic constraint limiting the number of species that are leaf folders. < as lemmas |
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