eggar

n.

[Etymol. uncertain.]
(Zoöl.) Any bombycid moth of the genera Eriogaster and Lasiocampa; as, the oak eggar (L. roboris) of Europe.

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IN BRIEF: n. - Moth having nonfunctional mouthparts as adults.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: moth having nonfunctional mouthparts as adults; larvae feed on tree foliage and spin egg-shaped cocoons
  Synonym: egger

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