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eggar

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eg·gar   (ěg'ər)   
n.  Variant of egger.
eg·ger also eg·gar   (ěg'ər)   
n.  Any of various moths of the family Lasiocampidae, whose larvae often construct tentlike webs among the branches of trees.

[From the shape of its cocoon.]
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eggar

noun
moth having nonfunctional mouthparts as adults; larvae feed on tree foliage and spin egg-shaped cocoons 
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