leaf-miner

1. 1.

   any of various small moths or dipterous flies whose larvae burrow into and feed on leaf tissue especially of the family Gracilariidae

   Synonymsleaf miner

   Broaderinsect

Questions about leaf-miner

What does leaf-miner mean?

leaf-miner means "any of various small moths or dipterous flies whose larvae burrow into and feed on leaf tissue especially of the family Gracilariidae".

How many syllables are in leaf-miner?

leaf-miner has 4 syllables and divides as le-af--mi-ner under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for leaf-miner?

Close synonyms include leaf miner. 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.