GENUS HYPHANTRIA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Hyphantria mean? 

• GENUS HYPHANTRIA (noun)
  The noun GENUS HYPHANTRIA has 1 sense:

1. fall webworms

  Familiarity information: GENUS HYPHANTRIA used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• GENUS HYPHANTRIA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Fall webworms

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

genus Hyphantria; Hyphantria

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

arthropod genus (a genus of arthropods)

Meronyms (members of "genus Hyphantria"):

Hyphantria cunea (moth whose larvae are fall webworms)

fall webworm; Hyphantria cunea (a variety of webworm)

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

family Lasiocampidae; Lasiocampidae (tent caterpillars; eggars; lappet moths)