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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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