leaf-roller

Definitions of leaf-roller
  1. noun
    moth whose larvae form nests by rolling and tying leaves with spun silk
    synonyms: leaf roller
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    type of:
    tortricid, tortricid moth
    any of numerous small moths having lightly fringed wings; larvae are leaf rollers or live in fruits and galls
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