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 pluralUsage: capitalized
: 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.