HYPHANTRIA CUNEA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Hyphantria cunea mean? 

• HYPHANTRIA CUNEA (noun)
  The noun HYPHANTRIA CUNEA has 2 senses:

1. a variety of webworm

2. moth whose larvae are fall webworms

  Familiarity information: HYPHANTRIA CUNEA used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• HYPHANTRIA CUNEA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A variety of webworm

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

fall webworm; Hyphantria cunea

Hypernyms ("Hyphantria cunea" is a kind of...):

webworm (several gregarious moth larvae that spin webs over foliage on which they feed)

Holonyms ("Hyphantria cunea" is a member of...):

genus Hyphantria; Hyphantria (fall webworms)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Moth whose larvae are fall webworms

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("Hyphantria cunea" is a kind of...):

webworm moth (a variety of moth that spins a web in which it lives)

Holonyms ("Hyphantria cunea" is a member of...):

genus Hyphantria; Hyphantria (fall webworms)