HyperDic: egger

English > 1 sense of the word *egger*:
NOUN	animal	egger, eggar	moth having nonfunctional mouthparts as adults

egger > pronunciation
Sounds	eh'ger
Rhymes	agar ... younger: 63 rhymes with ger...

English > *egger*: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaning	moth having nonfunctional mouthparts as adults; larvae feed on tree foliage and spin / spin egg-shaped cocoons.
Synonym	eggar
Member of	Lasiocampa, genus Lasiocampa	type genus of the Lasiocampidae
Broader	lasiocampid, lasiocampid moth	medium-sized stout-bodied neutral-colored moths with comb-like antennae