"defoliator" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /diːˈfəʊliː(j)eɪtə(ɹ)/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-defoliator.wav Forms: defoliators [plural]
Etymology: From defoliate + -or. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|defoliate|or}} defoliate + -or Head templates: {{en-noun}} defoliator (plural defoliators)
  1. Something or someone that defoliates. Derived forms: ailanthus defoliator) (alt: Eligma narcissus), albizia defoliator (alt: Rhesala imparata), euonymus defoliator (taxonomic: Pryeria sinica), kadam defoliator (alt: Arthroschista hilaralis), karanj defoliator (taxonomic: Glyphodes negatalis), lantana defoliator (taxonomic: Hypena laceratalis), sandalwood defoliator (taxonomic: Amata passalis), shea defoliator (taxonomic: Cirina forda), sweetgum defoliator (taxonomic: Paectes abrostoloides), teak defoliator (taxonomic: Hyblaea puera)

Inflected forms

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