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Eggar

Eggar Meaning & Definition
Eggar Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Eggar?

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

Synonyms | Synonyms for Eggar: egger

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See Also | genus Lasiocampa | Lasiocampa | lasiocampid | lasiocampid moth

Eggar In Webster's Dictionary

\Eg"gar\, n. [Etymol. uncertain.] (Zo["o]l.) Any bombycid moth of the genera {Eriogaster} and {Lasiocampa}; as, the oak eggar ({L. roboris}) of Europe.

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