Hyphantria

noun

Hy·​phan·​tria

hīˈfan‧trēə

: a genus of arctiid moths including some North American species having hairy social larvae that are serious pests of trees see fall webworm

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Greek, female weaver, feminine of hyphantēs weaver, from hyphainein to weave

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