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box tree moths

box tree moths is the plural of box tree moth.

Meaning of box tree moth

Noun

box tree moth (plural box tree moths)

  1. A moth of the species Cydalima perspectalis, native to East Asia, invasive in Australia were ther feed on box trees.
    • According to Fox, most of the new arrivals are entirely benign although one, the box tree moth, will be unpopular with gardeners for its caterpillars’ habit of devouring the leaves of box hedges.2018 June 14, Patrick Barkham, The Guardian

Questions about box tree moths

What is box tree moths the plural of?
Box tree moths is the plural of box tree moth.

Words near box tree moths in the dictionary

  1. box the compass
  2. box the gnat
  3. box the Jesuit
  4. box tree
  5. box tree moth
  6. box tree moths
  7. box trees
  8. box truck
  9. box trucks
  10. box turtle
  11. box turtles

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