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Noun: eggar
  1. 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