skeletonizer
noun
skel·e·ton·iz·er
ˈske-lə-tə-ˌnī-zər 
: any of various lepidopteran larvae that eat the parenchyma of leaves reducing them to a skeleton of veins
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In Australia and New Zealand, a moth called the gum-leaf skeletonizer hoards its old heads, stacking them atop its current head like de-nested Matryoshka dolls.
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Sabrina Imbler, Harper's BAZAAR, 6 Dec. 2022
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Sabrina Imbler, Harper's BAZAAR, 6 Dec. 2022
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“Skeletonizer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/skeletonizer. Accessed 20 May. 2025.
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