EGGER

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Moth having nonfunctional mouthparts as adults; larvae feed on tree foliage and spin egg-shaped cocoons

Synonyms:

eggar; egger

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("egger" is a kind of...):

lasiocampid; lasiocampid moth (medium-sized stout-bodied neutral-colored moths with comb-like antennae)

Holonyms ("egger" is a member of...):

genus Lasiocampa; Lasiocampa (type genus of the Lasiocampidae: eggars)