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Meaning of EGGAR

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 Definition: [n]  moth having nonfunctional mouthparts as adults; larvae feed on tree foliage and spin egg-shaped cocoons
 
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 Synonyms: egger
 
 See Also: genus Lasiocampa, Lasiocampa, lasiocampid, lasiocampid moth

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Eg"gar\, n. [Etymol. uncertain.] (Zo["o]l.)
Any bombycid moth of the genera {Eriogaster} and
{Lasiocampa}; as, the oak eggar ({L. roboris}) of Europe.
 
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