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Malacosoma disstria

DEFINITIONS OF: Malacosoma disstria

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n larvae of a gregarious North American moth that spins a web resembling a carpet rather than a tent; serious defoliator of deciduous trees

Synonyms:
forest tent caterpillar
Type of:
tent caterpillar
the larvae of moths that build and live in communal silken webs in orchard and shade trees

n moth whose gregarious larvae spin webs resembling carpets

Synonyms:
tent-caterpillar moth
Type of:
lasiocampid, lasiocampid moth
medium-sized stout-bodied neutral-colored moths with comb-like antennae
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