leaf insects
41leaf-rolling grasshopper — ▪ insect also called wingless cricket any of a group of insects in the family Gryllacrididae (order Orthoptera) that are wingless or nearly wingless, have long cerci and antennae, and appear somewhat humpbacked. The California leaf roller …
42leaf roller — noun moth whose larvae form nests by rolling and tying leaves with spun silk • Syn: ↑leaf roller • Hypernyms: ↑tortricid, ↑tortricid moth * * * noun : the larva of an insect (as a tortricid moth) that makes a nest by rolling up plant leaves * * * …
43leaf miner — noun Date: 1830 any of various small insects (as moths or dipteran flies) that in the larval stages burrow in and eat the parenchyma of leaves …
44leaf roller — any of several insects, esp. moths of the family Tortricidae, the larvae of which form a nest by rolling and tying leaves with spun silk. Also, leafroller. [1820 30] * * * …
45leaf warbler — any of several small, greenish or brownish, Old World warblers of the genus Phylloscopus that feed on insects among the leaves of trees. [1925 30] * * * …
46leaf-nosed snake — ▪ reptile any of four species of small burrowing snakes of the family Colubridae that have the nose shield enlarged and flattened, with free edges. Several subspecies of each also exist. The two members of the genus Phyllorhynchus are found …
47leaf-cutting — adjective That cuts leaves; used in the names of various insects (see Derived terms below) …
48leaf warbler — any of several small, greenish or brownish, Old World warblers of the genus Phylloscopus that feed on insects among the leaves of trees. [1925 30] …
49To turn over a new leaf — Leaf Leaf (l[=e]f), n.; pl. {Leaves} (l[=e]vz). [OE. leef, lef, leaf, AS. le[ a]f; akin to S. l[=o]f, OFries. laf, D. loof foliage, G. laub, OHG. loub leaf, foliage, Icel. lauf, Sw. l[ o]f, Dan. l[ o]v, Goth. laufs; cf. Lith. lapas. Cf. {Lodge}.] …
50Autumn leaf color — Japanese Maple leaves (November 22, 2006) …
