gypsy

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The gypsy moth was renamed the spongy moth by the Entomological Society of America last year, and the former Hottentot Teal, a duck, was renamed the Blue-Billed Teal by the American Ornithological Society.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 12, 2023

In 2022, for instance, the Entomological Society of America adopted spongy moth for the invasive moth Lymantria dispar, getting rid of gypsy moth.

From Science Magazine • Sep. 5, 2023

And I’d say, “Well, when you were listening to this, I was listening to a Hungarian gypsy musician named Gábor Szabó.”

From Seattle Times • Jun. 16, 2023

Mr Balaz said it was unlikely the increase he had observed would show up in official data, because so many Roma families were reluctant to identify themselves as Roma or gypsy.

From BBC • Mar. 11, 2023

It was a good honeymoon, Grace always said, two weeks picking hops with her husbands family, and sleeping in a gypsy caravan parked in a farmyard.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan