English Explanatory Dictionary

skeletonizer

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of various moths whose larvae eat the parenchyma of leaves, leaving only the skeleton (the veins) behind.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

skeletonizer skeletonizers

Etymology

From skeletonize + -er.

Derived words

almond-tree leaf skeletonizer moth apple-and-thorn skeletonizer apple leaf skeletonizer birch skeletonizer blackberry skeletonizer fig-tree skeletonizer moth grapeleaf skeletonizer maple trumpet skeletonizer moth oak leaf skeletonizer oak skeletonizer oak-ribber skeletonizer skullcap skeletonizer moth western grapeleaf skeletonizer
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