hemlock looper: Meaning and Definition of

hem'lock loop"er

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  1. the larva of a geometrid moth, Lambdina fiscellaria, common in some areas of North America and a serious pest of various trees, as hemlock, Douglas fir, balsam spruce, and oak.
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