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leaf-cutter

leaf-cutter noun: any insect that cuts pieces from leaves.

Noun

leaf-cutter (plural leaf-cutters)

  1. Any insect that cuts pieces from leaves.
  2. A plantcutter.
  3. A tool for trimming leaves from plants.
  4. A person employed to collect leaves from wild growing trees and shrubs for use in zoos, animal hospitals, etc.
  5. A pastry mould in the shape of a leaf or leaves.

leaf-cutter meaning in Tamil

leaf-cutter in Tamil

இலை வெட்டும் கருவி

Forms of leaf-cutter

pluralleaf-cutters
alternative formleaf cutter
alternative formleafcutter

Words formed from leaf-cutter

Phrases with leaf-cutter

Questions about leaf-cutter

What does leaf-cutter mean?
Leaf-cutter means any insect that cuts pieces from leaves.
What is leaf-cutter in Tamil?
Leaf-cutter in Tamil is இலை வெட்டும் கருவி. See Leaf-cutter meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is leaf-cutter?
Leaf-cutter is a noun.
What is the plural of leaf-cutter?
The plural of leaf-cutter is leaf-cutters.

Words near leaf-cutter in the dictionary

  1. leaf-blowers
  2. leaf-curling plum aphid
  3. leaf-curling plum aphids
  4. leaf-curling spider
  5. leaf-curling spiders
  6. leaf-cutter
  7. leaf-cutter ant
  8. leaf-cutter ants
  9. leaf-cutter bee
  10. leaf-cutter bees
  11. leaf-cutters

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Adapted from Wiktionary: leaf-cutter (page history and authors); leaf-cutter (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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