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Leaf-miner
see synonyms of leaf-minerNoun
1. leaf miner, leaf-miner
any of various small moths or dipterous flies whose larvae burrow into and feed on leaf tissue especially of the family Gracilariidae
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Leaf-miner
see synonyms of leaf-minernoun
1.
any of various insect larvae that bore into and feed on leaf tissue, esp the larva of dipterous flies of the genus Philophylla (family Trypetidae) and the caterpillar of moths of the family Gracillariidae
2.
the adult insect of any of these larvae
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Leaf-miner
see synonyms of leaf-miner any of various insect larvae, esp. of small moths and flies, that burrow into and eat the soft tissues of leaves and green stems
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