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Noun: brown-tail moth
  1. Small brown and white European moth introduced into eastern United States; pest of various shade and fruit trees
    "The brown-tail moth's invasion has caused concern among arborists";
    - browntail, Euproctis phaeorrhoea

Derived forms: brown-tail moths

Type of: lymantriid, tussock moth

Part of: Euproctis, genus Euproctis

Encyclopedia: Brown-tail moth