tent caterpillar | sense examples, Usage and Definition from wordnet dictionary online

Noun tent caterpillar has 1 sense

tent caterpillar - the larvae of moths that build communal silken webs in orchard and shade trees
--₁ is a kind of caterpillar
--₁ is a member of Malacosoma, genus Malacosoma
--₁ has particulars: forest tent caterpillar, Malacosoma disstria

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