HyperDic: forest_tent_caterpillar

English > 1 sense of the expression forest tent caterpillar:
NOUNanimalforest tent caterpillar, Malacosoma disstrialarvae of a gregarious North American moth that spins a web resembling a carpet rather than a tent
English > forest tent caterpillar: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaninglarvae of a gregarious North American moth that spins a web resembling a carpet rather than a tent; serious defoliator of deciduous trees.
SynonymMalacosoma disstria
Broadertent caterpillarThe larvae of moths that build and live in communal silken webs in orchard and shade trees

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