yponomeutid
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editNoun
edityponomeutid (plural yponomeutids)
- (zoology) Any moth in the family Yponomeutidae.
- 2000, R. L. Kitching, Food Webs and Container Habitats:
- The yponomeutids, in general, feed on leaf tissues, often spinning silken webs over their host plants and skeletonising the leaves beneath.