woolly bear

woolly bear

n.

The hairy caterpillar of any of various moths, especially that of the North American tiger moth Isia isabella, having a reddish-brown middle stripe and black at either end.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

woolly bear - caterpillar of numerous moths characterized by a dense coat of woolly hairs; feed on plants and some are destructive pests woolly bear caterpillar caterpillar - a wormlike and often brightly colored and hairy or spiny larva of a butterfly or moth woolly bear moth - larva of moth of the family Arctiidae