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WOOLLY BEAR
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Caterpillar of numerous moths characterized by a dense coat of woolly hairs; feed on plants and some are destructive pests
Synonyms:
woolly bear; woolly bear caterpillar
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("woolly bear" is a kind of...):
caterpillar (a wormlike and often brightly colored and hairy or spiny larva of a butterfly or moth)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "woolly bear"):
woolly bear moth (larva of moth of the family Arctiidae)
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