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gypsy

[jip-see] / ˈdʒɪp si /
NOUN
(offensive) a Romani person
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Heat-treating wood, for example, can also help ward off the gypsy moth, spotted lanternfly and the Asian long-horned beetle, Tamm said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2024

Washington has had success over the past five decades in detecting and eradicating the pests — formerly known as gypsy moths.

From Seattle Times • May 9, 2024

In 2022, for instance, the Entomological Society of America adopted spongy moth for the invasive moth Lymantria dispar, getting rid of gypsy moth.

From Science Magazine • Sep. 5, 2023

He sent a beautiful old psychedelically-painted gypsy caravan to the island by helicopter in 1967.

From BBC • Nov. 20, 2022

The gypsy moth is a forest insect, certainly not an inhabitant of cities.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson




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