| lappet moth | |
| —n | |
| a large purple-brown hairy eggar moth, Gastropacha quercifolia, whose grey furry caterpillars have lappets on each flank | |
| lappet moth | |
noun | |
| medium-sized hairy moths; larvae are lappet caterpillars [syn: lappet] |
| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |