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egger
egg·er
/
ˈɛg
ər
/
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eg
-er
]
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noun
tent caterpillar
.
Origin:
1695–1705;
egg
1
+
-er
1
; the cocoon is egg-shaped
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egger
or
eggar
(ˈɛɡə)
—
n
any of various widely distributed moths of the family
Lasiocampidae,
such as
Lasiocampa quercus
(
oak egger
) of Europe, having brown bodies and wings
[C18: from
egg
1
, from the egg-shaped cocoon]
eggar
or
eggar
—
n
[C18: from
egg
1
, from the egg-shaped cocoon]
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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