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LASIOCAMPA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Lasiocampa mean? 

LASIOCAMPA (noun)
  The noun LASIOCAMPA has 1 sense:

1. type genus of the Lasiocampidae: eggarsplay

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


 Dictionary entry details 


LASIOCAMPA (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Type genus of the Lasiocampidae: eggars

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

genus Lasiocampa; Lasiocampa

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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