WOOLLY BEAR

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does woolly bear mean? 

• WOOLLY BEAR (noun)
  The noun WOOLLY BEAR has 1 sense:

1. caterpillar of numerous moths characterized by a dense coat of woolly hairs; feed on plants and some are destructive pests

  Familiarity information: WOOLLY BEAR used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• WOOLLY BEAR (noun)

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Meaning:

Caterpillar of numerous moths characterized by a dense coat of woolly hairs; feed on plants and some are destructive pests

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

woolly bear; woolly bear caterpillar

Hypernyms ("woolly bear" is a kind of...):

caterpillar (a wormlike and often brightly colored and hairy or spiny larva of a butterfly or moth)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "woolly bear"):

woolly bear moth (larva of moth of the family Arctiidae)