Noun: eggar
- Moth having nonfunctional mouthparts as adults; larvae feed on tree foliage and spin egg-shaped cocoons
"The oak eggar moth is named for its distinctive cocoon";
- egger
Derived forms: eggars
Type of: lasiocampid, lasiocampid moth
Part of: genus Lasiocampa, Lasiocampa
Encyclopedia: Eggar, John