carpenter moth

car·pen·ter moth

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Definitions of carpenter moth words

noun carpenter moth any of various large moths of the family Cossidae, the larvae of which bore beneath and cause damage to tree bark 3
noun carpenter moth any moth of the family Cossidae, as Prionoxystus robiniae of the U.S. and southern Canada, whose larvae bore into the trunks and branches of oaks, locusts, and other trees. 1
noun carpenter moth entomology; cossidae 1
noun carpenter moth entomology 1

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