egger

eg·ger also eg·gar  (gr)

n.

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

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[From the shape of its cocoon.]

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egger, eggar [ˈɛgə]

n

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any of various widely distributed moths of the family Lasiocampidae, such as Lasiocampa quercus (oak egger) of Europe, having brown bodies and wings

[from egg¹, from the egg-shaped cocoon]

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Noun

1.

egger - moth having nonfunctional mouthparts as adults; larvae feed on tree foliage and spin egg-shaped cocoons eggar lasiocampid, lasiocampid moth - medium-sized stout-bodied neutral-colored moths with comb-like antennae genus Lasiocampa, Lasiocampa - type genus of the Lasiocampidae: eggars