leaf-miner
- noun
- /ˈliːfˌmaɪnər/
:
minador de hojas
- After inspecting the garden, we found several leaf miners burrowed within the leaves of the tomato plants.
Examples
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The leaf-miner causes visible trails on the upper surfaces of the leaves.
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The leaf-miner damaged the plants in my garden.
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Gardeners often struggle to control leaf-miners in their vegetable patches.
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Some leaf-miner species can severely damage crops if left untreated.
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Many leaf-miners can be found in temperate regions.
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The leaf miner's larvae create distinctive trails as they feed on the leaf tissue.
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Farmers must keep an eye on their crops, as leaf miners can cause significant damage to young plants.
Synonyms
A baby insect that lives inside leaves and makes pale tunnels or spots
A small moth whose caterpillars make winding tunnels inside leaves
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Leaf-miner is easy to picture: it joins leaf and miner because the young insect 'mines' or digs tunnels inside a leaf like a miner in the ground. So a leaf-miner is an insect that eats inside leaves and leaves visible trails on them.
