单词 | leaf-feeder |
释义 | > as lemmasleaf-feeder leaf-feeder n. an animal, esp. an insect, that feeds on leaves. ΚΠ 1838 J. C. Loudon Arboretum & Fruticetum Britannicum III. 1818 It is chiefly amongst the caterpillars of lepidopterous insects that the greatest number of the leaf-feeders are found. 1853 Zoologist 11 4025 The seed-feeders..not betraying themselves by the discoloured blotches as the leaf-feeders do. 1917 Bull. N.Y. State Mus. Nos. 202. 44 This common leaf feeder..appeared in orchards the latter part of August. 2011 Florida Entomologist 94 215/2 The South American leaf-feeder Gratiana boliviana..was approved for field release in Florida. < as lemmas |
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