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web·worm  (wbwûrm)
n.
Any of various usually destructive caterpillars that construct webs.
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Noun1.webworm - several gregarious moth larvae that spin webs over foliage on which they feedwebworm - several gregarious moth larvae that spin webs over foliage on which they feed
family Lasiocampidae, Lasiocampidae - tent caterpillars; eggars; lappet moths
fall webworm, Hyphantria cunea - a variety of webworm
garden webworm, Loxostege similalis - a variety of webworm
caterpillar - a wormlike and often brightly colored and hairy or spiny larva of a butterfly or moth
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