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eg·gar

(ĕg′ər) or eg·ger (ĕg′ər)

Any of various moths of the family Lasiocampidae, whose larvae often construct tentlike webs among the branches of trees.

[From egg + -er (from the egglike shape of their cocoons ).]

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eggar - moth having nonfunctional mouthparts as adults; larvae feed on tree foliage and spin egg-shaped cocoons

egger

lasiocampid, lasiocampid moth - medium-sized stout-bodied neutral-colored moths with comb-like antennae

genus Lasiocampa, Lasiocampa - type genus of the Lasiocampidae: eggars

Translations

коконопряд

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