gipsy moth

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   European moth introduced into North America; a serious pest of shade trees

   Synonymsgypsy mothLymantria dispar

   Broaderlymantriid

   Part ofLymantria

Questions about gipsy moth

What does gipsy moth mean?

gipsy moth means "European moth introduced into North America; a serious pest of shade trees".

What is another word for gipsy moth?

Close synonyms include gypsy moth, Lymantria dispar. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is gipsy moth a common word?

gipsy moth is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.