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brown-tail moth

[ broun-teyl ]

noun

  1. a white moth, Nygmia phaerrhoea, having a brown tuft at the end of the abdomen, the larvae of which feed on the foliage of various shade and fruit trees.

brown-tail moth

noun

  1. a small brown-and-white European moth, Euproctis phaeorrhoea , naturalized in the eastern US where it causes damage to shade trees: family Lymantriidae (or Liparidae ) See also tussock moth
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of brown-tail moth1

First recorded in 1775–85
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Example Sentences

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