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LASIOCAMPA

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Meaning:

Type genus of the Lasiocampidae: eggars

Synonyms:

genus Lasiocampa; Lasiocampa

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("Lasiocampa" is a kind of...):

arthropod genus (a genus of arthropods)

Meronyms (members of "Lasiocampa"):

eggar; egger (moth having nonfunctional mouthparts as adults; larvae feed on tree foliage and spin egg-shaped cocoons)

Holonyms ("Lasiocampa" is a member of...):

family Lasiocampidae; Lasiocampidae (tent caterpillars; eggars; lappet moths)

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