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leaf miner
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leaf miner
n.
Any of numerous small flies and moths that in the larval stage dig into and feed on leaf tissue.
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Noun1.leaf minerleaf miner - any of various small moths or dipterous flies whose larvae burrow into and feed on leaf tissue especially of the family Gracilariidae
leaf-miner
insect - small air-breathing arthropod


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On young trees, however, there is more of a concern, especially since leaf miners do damage exclusively to young, expanding leaves in new flushes of growth.
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Leaf miners are ideal experimental subjects, says Stiling, because the larvae spend their entire lives inside blisters, or mines, that they carve inside leaves.
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