Defn: To play the gypsy; to picnic in the woods. Mostly. Gyp"sy*ing, vb. n.
GYPSYISM
Gyp"sy*ism, n.
1. The arts and practices or habits of gypsies; deception; cheating; flattery.
2. The state of a gypsy.
GYPSY MOTH; GIPSY MOTH
Gyp"sy, or Gip"sy, moth .
Defn: A tussock moth (Ocneria dispar) native of the Old World, but accidentally introduced into eastern Massachusetts about 1869, where its caterpillars have done great damage to fruit, shade, and forest trees of many kinds. The male gypsy moth is yellowish brown, the female white, and larger than the male. In both sexes the wings are marked by dark lines and a dark lunule. The caterpillars, when full- grown, have a grayish mottled appearance, with blue tubercles on the anterior and red tubercles on the posterior part of the body, all giving rise to long yellow and black hairs. They usually pupate in July and the moth appears in August. The eggs are laid on tree trunks, rocks, etc., and hatch in the spring.
GYPSYWORT
Gyp"sy*wort", n. (Bot.)
Defn: A labiate plant (the Lycopus Europæus). Gypsies are said to stain their skin with its juice.
GYRACANTHUS
Gyr`a*can"thus, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr, (Paleon.)
Defn: A genus of fossil fishes, found in Devonian and carboniferous strata; — so named from their round, sculptured spines.