Noun: lymantriid
- Dull-coloured moth whose larvae have tufts of hair on the body and feed on the leaves of many deciduous trees
"The gypsy moth is an invasive lymantriid species";
- tussock moth
Derived forms: lymantriids
Type of: moth
Part of: family Lymantriidae, Lymantriidae
Encyclopedia: Lymantriid