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TENT-CATERPILLAR MOTH

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Moth whose larvae are tent caterpillars

Synonyms:

Malacosoma americana; tent-caterpillar moth

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("tent-caterpillar moth" is a kind of...):

moth (typically crepuscular or nocturnal insect having a stout body and feathery or hairlike antennae)

Holonyms ("tent-caterpillar moth" is a member of...):

genus Malacosoma; Malacosoma (tent caterpillars)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Moth whose gregarious larvae spin webs resembling carpets

Synonyms:

Malacosoma disstria; tent-caterpillar moth

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("tent-caterpillar moth" is a kind of...):

lasiocampid; lasiocampid moth (medium-sized stout-bodied neutral-colored moths with comb-like antennae)

Holonyms ("tent-caterpillar moth" is a member of...):

genus Malacosoma; Malacosoma (tent caterpillars)

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