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skeletonizer

skeletonizer noun: any of various moths whose larvae eat the parenchyma of leaves, leaving only the skeleton (the veins) behind.

Noun

skeletonizer (plural skeletonizers)

  1. Any of various moths whose larvae eat the parenchyma of leaves, leaving only the skeleton (the veins) behind.

Forms of skeletonizer

pluralskeletonizers

Origin of skeletonizer

From skeletonize + -er.

Words formed from skeletonizer

  • 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

Questions about skeletonizer

What does skeletonizer mean?
Skeletonizer means any of various moths whose larvae eat the parenchyma of leaves, leaving only the skeleton (the veins) behind.
What part of speech is skeletonizer?
Skeletonizer is a noun.
What is the plural of skeletonizer?
The plural of skeletonizer is skeletonizers.

Words near skeletonizer in the dictionary

  1. skeletonising
  2. skeletonization
  3. skeletonizations
  4. skeletonize
  5. skeletonized
  6. skeletonizer
  7. skeletonizers
  8. skeletonizes
  9. skeletonizing
  10. skeletonless
  11. skeletonlike

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