SKELETONIZER

Etymology

Noun

skeletonizer (plural skeletonizers)

(zoology) Any moth whose larva eats the parenchyma of leaves, leaving the skeleton behind.

Source: Wiktionary


Skel"e*ton*i`zer, n. (Zoöl.)

Definition: Any small moth whose larva eats the parenchyma of leaves, leaving the skeleton; as, the apple-leaf skeletonizer.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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