GENUS LASIOCAMPA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Lasiocampa mean? 

• GENUS LASIOCAMPA (noun)
  The noun GENUS LASIOCAMPA has 1 sense:

1. type genus of the Lasiocampidae: eggars

  Familiarity information: GENUS LASIOCAMPA used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• GENUS LASIOCAMPA (noun)

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Meaning:

Type genus of the Lasiocampidae: eggars

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

genus Lasiocampa; Lasiocampa

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

arthropod genus (a genus of arthropods)

Meronyms (members of "genus Lasiocampa"):

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

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

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