oak processionary mothとは 意味・読み方・使い方

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oak processionary moth (複数形 oak processionary moths)

1. Thaumetopoea processionea, a processionary native to oak forests across southern Europe, also occurring as an invasive species in northern Europe.
   • 2018, Robin McKie, The Observer, 28 April:

     The oak processionary moth is a native of southern Europe but its range has been expanding northwards over the past 20 years and it has become established as far north as the Netherlands and northern Germany.