HyperDic: woolly_bear_caterpillar

English > 1 sense of the expression woolly bear caterpillar:
NOUNanimalwoolly bear caterpillar, woolly bearcaterpillar of numerous moths characterized by a dense coat of woolly hairs
English > woolly bear caterpillar: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaningcaterpillar of numerous moths characterized by a dense coat of woolly hairs; feed on plants and some are destructive pests.
Synonymwoolly bear
Narrowerwoolly bear mothlarva of moth of the family Arctiidae
BroadercaterpillarA wormlike and often brightly colored and hairy or spiny larva of a butterfly or moth

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