brown-tail moth
[ broun-teyl ]
/ ˈbraʊnˌteɪl /
noun
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.
Also called
brown·tail.
Origin of brown-tail moth
First recorded in 1775–85
Words nearby brown-tail moth
brown-bag,
brown-eyed susan,
brown-nose,
brown-state,
brown-séquard's syndrome,
brown-tail moth,
browne,
browned off,
browned-off,
brownfield,
brownian motion
British Dictionary definitions for brown-tail moth
brown-tail moth
noun
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