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gypsy

[jip-see] / ˈdʒɪp si /
NOUN
(offensive) a Romani person
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"We deeply regret any distress caused, particularly to members of the traveller and gypsy communities who have been directly affected," the company added.

From BBC • Sep. 2, 2024

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

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

This spring, I was finally introduced to its very hungry caterpillars, the larval stage of the insect formerly known as the gypsy moth before it was renamed this year.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 13, 2022

Parasites and predators of the gypsy moth achieved good control, as did the Tiphia wasp against the Japanese beetle.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson




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