Tussock moth Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun dull-colored moth whose larvae have tufts of hair on the body and feed on the leaves of many deciduous trees
    lymantriid.

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Definitions
  1. (Zoöl.), the imago of any tussock caterpillar. They belong to Orgyia, Halecidota, and allied genera.

Webster 1913