TENT-CATERPILLAR MOTH

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does tent-caterpillar moth mean? 

• TENT-CATERPILLAR MOTH (noun)
  The noun TENT-CATERPILLAR MOTH has 2 senses:

1. moth whose gregarious larvae spin webs resembling carpets

2. moth whose larvae are tent caterpillars

  Familiarity information: TENT-CATERPILLAR MOTH used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• TENT-CATERPILLAR MOTH (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Moth whose gregarious larvae spin webs resembling carpets

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Malacosoma disstria; tent-caterpillar moth

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)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Moth whose larvae are tent caterpillars

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Malacosoma americana; tent-caterpillar moth

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)