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LEAF-ROLLER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does leaf-roller mean?
• LEAF-ROLLER (noun)
The noun LEAF-ROLLER has 1 sense:
1. moth whose larvae form nests by rolling and tying leaves with spun silk
Familiarity information: LEAF-ROLLER used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Moth whose larvae form nests by rolling and tying leaves with spun silk
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
leaf-roller; leaf roller
Hypernyms ("leaf-roller" is a kind of...):
tortricid; tortricid moth (any of numerous small moths having lightly fringed wings; larvae are leaf rollers or live in fruits and galls)
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