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Lasiocampidae
noun
tent caterpillars; eggars; lappet moths
Syn: ↑family Lasiocampidae
Hypernyms: ↑arthropod family
Member Holonyms: ↑Lepidoptera, ↑order Lepidoptera
Member Meronyms:
lasiocampid, ↑lasiocampid moth, ↑Lasiocampa, ↑genus Lasiocampa, ↑Malacosoma, ↑genus Malacosoma, ↑lappet caterpillar, ↑webworm, ↑Hyphantria, ↑genus Hyphantria, ↑Loxostege, ↑genus Loxostege

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\\ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷pəˌdē\ noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Lasiocampa, type genus + -idae
: a family of moths including the tent caterpillars, eggars, and lappet moths and being of medium size, stout-bodied and usually tan or grayish, with pectinate antennae in both sexes

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Lasiocampidae /lā-zi-ō-kamˈpi-dē or -si-/
plural noun
A family of moths including eggers and lackey moths
ORIGIN: Gr lasios woolly, and kampē a caterpillar

Useful english dictionary. 2012.