genus Lymantria

Thesaurus

Noun

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genus Lymantria - type genus of the Lymantriidae; a pest (Lymantria means `destroyer')Lymantriaarthropod genus - a genus of arthropodsfamily Lymantriidae, Lymantriidae - tussock mothsgipsy moth, gypsy moth, Lymantria dispar - European moth introduced into North America; a serious pest of shade trees