The word “gypsy” has long been used as a pejorative for the Romani community. ... An invasive species has an ethnic slur in its common name. Entomologists are changing that ...

Amid a historic outbreak in several states, the 'gypsy' moth is being renamed over concerns about it being an ethnic slur. Here's what to know.

The gypsy moth’s name has been scrapped by the country’s leading insect identification group because its scientists say the moniker is an ethnic slur offensive to some Romani people.

Amid a historic outbreak in several states, the 'gypsy' moth is being renamed over concerns about it being an ethnic slur. Here's what to know.

In July 2021, the Entomological Society of America announced it is dropping the common name of this destructive insect that is also an ethnic slur against a group of people: the gypsy moth. (AP ...

Bug experts are dropping the common name of a destructive insect because it’s considered an ethnic slur: the gypsy moth. The Entomological Society of America, which oversees the common names of ...

The word “gypsy” has long been used as a pejorative for the Romani community. ... An invasive species has an ethnic slur in its common name. Entomologists are changing that ...

Bug experts are dropping the common name of a destructive insect because it’s considered an ethnic slur: the gypsy moth. The Entomological Society of America, which oversees the common names of ...

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Bug experts are dropping the common name of a destructive insect because it’s considered an ethnic slur: the gypsy moth. The Entomological Society of America, which oversees the common names of ...