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defoliator

🇬🇧 UK/di'fәulieitә/🇺🇸 US
GREC2

Definitions

n.

An insect or agent that strips leaves from plants.

食叶昆虫;除叶剂

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
dedown, away, reversal
+
folileaf
+
atsuffix
+
orone who does, agent
=defoliator

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The defoliator insects damaged hundreds of acres of forest last summer.

  • 2.

    Scientists track defoliator populations to predict forest health problems annually.

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