MALACOSOMA AMERICANA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Malacosoma americana mean? 

• MALACOSOMA AMERICANA (noun)
  The noun MALACOSOMA AMERICANA has 1 sense:

1. moth whose larvae are tent caterpillars

  Familiarity information: MALACOSOMA AMERICANA used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MALACOSOMA AMERICANA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Moth whose larvae are tent caterpillars

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Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Malacosoma americana; tent-caterpillar moth

Hypernyms ("Malacosoma americana" is a kind of...):

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

Holonyms ("Malacosoma americana" is a member of...):

genus Malacosoma; Malacosoma (tent caterpillars)