skeletonizer

English

Etymology

From skeletonize +‎ -er.

Noun

skeletonizer (plural skeletonizers)

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

Derived terms

• 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

References

• “skeletonizer”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.