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Definition of Eggar
1. Noun. Moth having nonfunctional mouthparts as adults; larvae feed on tree foliage and spin egg-shaped cocoons.
Generic synonyms: Lasiocampid, Lasiocampid Moth
Group relationships: Genus Lasiocampa, Lasiocampa
Definition of Eggar
1. n. Any bombycid moth of the genera Eriogaster and Lasiocampa; as, the oak eggar (L. roboris) of Europe.
Definition of Eggar
1. Noun. Any moth of the family ''Lasiocampidae''. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Eggar
1. egger [n -S] - See also: egger
Medical Definition of Eggar
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Eggar
Literary usage of Eggar
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Canada Law Journal by William S. Hein & Company (1917)
"In re May, eggar v. May (1917) 2 Ch. 126. By her will a testatrix bequeathed two
legacies of £5000 each to two nephews on their attaining 24, conditioned on ..."
2. Social Life in the Insect World by Jean-Henri Fabre, Bernard Miall (1916)
"CHAPTER XV THE OAK eggar, OR BANDED MONK YES : I was to find it. I even had it
already in my possession. An urchin of seven years, with an alert countenance ..."
3. The Public Schools from Within: A Collection of Essays on Public School (1906)
"BY WD eggar. " It is daily becoming more and more evident to me that, except in
isolated cases, school science is of little value."—Professor HE Armstrong. ..."
4. The English Illustrated Magazine (1908)
"The horse itself was stripped of its saddle, and young eggar, the farmer's son,
... Mr. Bush is sure to have a blank cheque in his pocket, eggar. ..."
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