"tussock moth" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: tussock moths [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} tussock moth (plural tussock moths)
  1. Any moth of subfamily Lymantriinae. Categories (lifeform): Noctuoid moths Derived forms: definite tussock moth (taxonomic: Orgyia definita), Douglas fir tussock moth (taxonomic: Orgyia pseudotsugata), ficus tussock moth (taxonomic: Lymantria serva), fir tussock moth (taxonomic: Orgyia detrita), milkweed tussock moth (taxonomic: Euchaetes egle), pale tussock moth (taxonomic: Calliteara pudibunda), pine tussock moth (taxonomic: Dasychira plagiata), rusty tussock moth (taxonomic: Orgyia antiqua), western tussock moth (taxonomic: Orgyia vetusta), white-marked tussock moth (taxonomic: Orgyia leucostigma)

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