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Definition of Bagworm

1. n. One of several lepidopterous insects which construct, in the larval state, a baglike case which they carry about for protection. One species (Platœceticus Gloveri) feeds on the orange tree. See Basket worm.

Definition of Bagworm

1. the larva of certain moths [n -S]

Medical Definition of Bagworm

1. One of several lepidopterous insects which construct, in the larval state, a baglike case which they carry about for protection. One species (Platoeceticus Gloveri) feeds on the orange tree. See Basket worm. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

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Literary usage of Bagworm

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1. Stories of Insect Life: Second Series, Summer and Autumn by Mary Esther Murtfeldt, Clarence Moores Weed (1899)
"... THE bagworm, OR BASKET WORM. IN many parts of the country we see in winter, hanging from the twigs of leafless trees or attached to evergreens, ..."

2. Journal of Economic Entomology by Entomological Society of America, American Association of Economic Entomologists (1908)
"That this predatory moth constitutes a considerable check on the bagworm in this locality cannot be doubted when it is known that in some cases 25 to 30 per ..."

3. Journal of the New York Entomological Society by New York Entomological Society (1908)
"Mr. Dickerson exhibited a number of cases of the bagworm and the parasites which infest ... He spoke concerning the life history and habits of the bagworm, ..."

4. Insect Pests of Farm, Garden and Orchard by Ezra Dwight Sanderson (1921)
"The Evergreen bagworm * The bagworm is more frequently considered as a shade-tree pest ... The bagworm feeds on evergreens such as juniper or red-cedar and ..."

5. Insect Pests of Farm, Garden and Orchard by Ezra Dwight Sanderson (1921)
"The Evergreen bagworm * The bagworm is more frequently considered as a shade-tree pest ... The bagworm feeds on evergreens such as juniper or red-cedar and ..."

6. Moths and Butterflies by Mary Cynthia Dickerson (1901)
"The Evergreen bagworm. The caterpillar has the curious \ habit of building a close silken house covered with tiny twigs, in which it lives. ..."

7. Annual Report of the State Horticultural Society of Missouri by Missouri State Horticultural Society (1898)
"Some insects which infest shade-trees, like the bagworm and the ... The bagworm can be easily cut off of the tree, especially the Arbor Vitse, which is very ..."

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