skeletonizer
English edit
Etymology edit
skeletonize + -er
Noun edit
skeletonizer (plural skeletonizers)
- Any of various moths whose larva eats the parenchyma of leaves, leaving only the skeleton (the veins) behind.
Derived terms edit
- almond-tree leaf skeletonizer moth
- apple-and-thorn skeletonizer, apple leaf skeletonizer
- birch skeletonizer
- blackberry skeletonizer
- fig-tree skeletonizer moth
- grapeleaf skeletonizer
- maple trumpet skeletonizer moth
- oak leaf skeletonizer, oak skeletonizer
- oak-ribber skeletonizer
- skullcap skeletonizer moth
- western grapeleaf skeletonizer
References edit
- “skeletonizer”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.