"leaf miner" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: leaf miners [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} leaf miner (plural leaf miners)
  1. (ecology) An insect larva that lives between the epidermis of a leaf and consumes the leaf tissue. Wikipedia link: leaf miner Categories (topical): Ecology Synonyms: leaf-miner Derived forms: American serpentine leaf miner, apple leaf miner (taxonomic: Lyonetia clerkella), birch leaf miner, birch-leaf miner, horse chestnut leaf miner, ribbed apple leaf miner, small olive leaf miner, South American leaf miner, vine-leaf miner, wild crab leaf miner Translations (insect larva that lives within leaf tissue): minadora de fulles [feminine] (Catalan), lehtimiinaaja (Finnish), mèinneadair-dhuilleag [masculine] (Scottish Gaelic)
    Sense id: en-leaf_miner-en-noun-~BT-owbj Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: biology, ecology, natural-sciences

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