ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷- noun
also browntail ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ; or brown-tailed moth ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷-
: a white-winged moth ( Nygmia phaeorrhoea ) of the family Lymantriidae native to Europe but found in America and chiefly notable for its larva which is covered with long hairs that are irritating or poisonous to the human skin, its nests of silk and leaves, and its feeding on the foliage of various trees