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EGGAR
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Dictionary entry overview: What does eggar mean?
• EGGAR (noun)
The noun EGGAR has 1 sense:
1. moth having nonfunctional mouthparts as adults; larvae feed on tree foliage and spin egg-shaped cocoons
Familiarity information: EGGAR used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Moth having nonfunctional mouthparts as adults; larvae feed on tree foliage and spin egg-shaped cocoons
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
eggar; egger
Hypernyms ("eggar" is a kind of...):
lasiocampid; lasiocampid moth (medium-sized stout-bodied neutral-colored moths with comb-like antennae)
Holonyms ("eggar" is a member of...):
genus Lasiocampa; Lasiocampa (type genus of the Lasiocampidae: eggars)
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