noun
leaf miners
• Syn: ↑Gracillariidae, ↑family Gracilariidae
• Hypernyms: ↑arthropod family
• Member Holonyms: ↑Tineoidea, ↑superfamily Tineoidea
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\\ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷_ləˈrīəˌdē\ noun pluralUsage: capitalized
: a family of small dull or metallic-colored tineoid moths having larvae that mine in the leaves of various plants
Useful english dictionary. 2012.