leaf miner
See also:
leafminer
and
leaf-miner
English
Alternative forms
leaf-miner
Noun
leaf
miner
(
plural
leaf miners
)
(
ecology
)
An
insect
larva
that lives between the
epidermis
of a
leaf
and consumes the leaf
tissue
.
Derived terms
Derived terms
American serpentine leaf miner
apple leaf miner
(
Lyonetia clerkella
)
birch leaf miner
,
birch-leaf miner
horse chestnut leaf miner
ribbed apple leaf miner
small olive leaf miner
South American leaf miner
vine-leaf miner
wild crab leaf miner
Translations
insect larva that lives within leaf tissue
Catalan:
minadora de fulles
f
Finnish:
lehtimiinaaja
Scottish Gaelic:
mèinneadair-dhuilleag
m
Anagrams
frameline
,
reinflame