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Definition of Euproctis
1. Noun. A genus of Lymantriidae.
Generic synonyms: Arthropod Genus
Group relationships: Family Lymantriidae, Lymantriidae
Member holonyms: Brown-tail Moth, Browntail, Euproctis Phaeorrhoea, Euproctis Chrysorrhoea, Gold-tail Moth
Medical Definition of Euproctis
1. A genus of moths. The hairs of the cocoon and caterpillar of the species Euproctis chrysorrhoea, the brown-tail moth, cause caterpillar dermatitis. Origin: eu-+ G. Proktos, rump (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Euproctis
Literary usage of Euproctis
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Catalogue of the Lepidopterous Insects in the Museum of the Hon. East by Thomas Horsfield, Frederic Moore (1859)
"euproctis Madana, n. sp.—Yellow, fore-wing with the base suffused with brown ;
a brown band ... The larva of euproctis lunata is figured on Plate XVI., fig. ..."
2. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the by Francis Walker, John Edward Gray (1865)
"Java. Presented by the Secretary of the India Board. euproctis IRRORATA. ...
euproctis MADANA. Madana, Moore, Cat. Lep. Mus. EIC ii. 348. Darjeeling. ..."