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lodgepole needle miner

lodgepole needle miner noun: the gelechiid moth Coleotechnites milleri, found in the western United States and Canada, the larvae of which mine the needles of lodgepole pine (causing significant destruction).

lodgepole needle miner: the gelechiid moth Coleotechnites milleri, found in the western United States and Canada, the...
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Noun

lodgepole needle miner (plural lodgepole needle miners)

  1. The gelechiid moth Coleotechnites milleri, found in the western United States and Canada, the larvae of which mine the needles of lodgepole pine (causing significant destruction).

Forms of lodgepole needle miner

plurallodgepole needle miners

Questions about lodgepole needle miner

What does lodgepole needle miner mean?
Lodgepole needle miner means the gelechiid moth Coleotechnites milleri, found in the western United States and Canada, the larvae of which mine the needles of lodgepole pine (causing significant destruction).
What part of speech is lodgepole needle miner?
Lodgepole needle miner is a noun.
What is the plural of lodgepole needle miner?
The plural of lodgepole needle miner is lodgepole needle miners.

Words near lodgepole needle miner in the dictionary

  1. lodgemates
  2. lodgemen
  3. lodgement
  4. lodgements
  5. lodgepole
  6. lodgepole needle miner
  7. lodgepole needle miners
  8. lodgepole needleminer
  9. lodgepole needleminers
  10. lodgepole pine
  11. lodgepole pines

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