| NOUN | animal | tent caterpillar | the larvae of moths that build and live in communal silken webs in orchard and shade trees |
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| Meaning | The larvae of moths that build and live in communal silken webs in orchard and shade trees. | |
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| Member of | Malacosoma, genus Malacosoma | tent caterpillars |
| Narrower | forest tent caterpillar, Malacosoma disstria | larvae of a gregarious North American moth that spins a web resembling a carpet rather than a tent |
| Broader | caterpillar | A wormlike and often brightly colored and hairy or spiny larva of a butterfly or moth |
| Spanish | lagarta rayada, oruga de librea | |
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