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woolly bear

–noun
the caterpillar of any of several moths, as a tiger moth, having a dense coat of woolly hairs.

Origin:
1835–45
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woolly bear  
n.  The hairy caterpillar of any of various moths, especially that of the North American tiger moth Isia isabella, having a reddish-brown middle stripe and black at either end.
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