lackey moth

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noun

a bombycid moth, Malacosoma neustria, whose brightly striped larvae live at first in a communal web often on fruit trees, of which they may become a pest

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lackadaisical, lackaday, Lackawanna, lacker, lackey, lackey moth, lacking, Lackland Air Force Base, lackluster, lacklustre, Laclos

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Example sentences from the Web for lackey moth

A buck-naked Jamal—don't ask—is dealing with the lackey by beating him in a bathroom.
Generic and Superficial ‘Tyrant’ Amerisplains the Middle East|Andrew Romano|June 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Bassam shouts, just as Jamal slices into the screaming lackey's fingers with a straight razor.
Generic and Superficial ‘Tyrant’ Amerisplains the Middle East|Andrew Romano|June 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Blanche was a fragile white moth beating against the unbreakable sides of a 1000 watt bulb.
Elia Kazan to Tennessee Williams: You Gotta Suffer to Sing the Blues|Elia Kazan|May 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST
When Wayne returns, the U.S. government sends its lackey Superman to pound some sense into Batman.
The Super-Stuffed Superhero Movie|Chancellor Agard|December 11, 2013|DAILY BEAST

Thomas Harris tipped his hat to Fowles in The Silence of the Lambs when he created the moth-loving antagonist Jame Gumb.
How to Understand the Criminal Mind By Reading This Novel|Casey N. Cep|December 6, 2013|DAILY BEAST
A fellow rudely clad—a hybrid between man-at-arms and lackey—lounged on a musket to confront them in the gateway.
St. Martin's Summer|Rafael Sabatini
The soldier lackey resigned the reins to Rabecque, and requested Monsieur de Garnache to follow him.
St. Martin's Summer|Rafael Sabatini
But mindful of her fears, he dispatched one of the troopers to stand sentry outside her door whilst he and his lackey supped.
St. Martin's Summer|Rafael Sabatini
He turned to Rabecque, and the sight of his face sent the lackey back a pace or two in very fear.
St. Martin's Summer|Rafael Sabatini
Rabecque, reflecting his master's mood—as becomes a good lackey—rode silent and gloomy a pace or two in the rear.
St. Martin's Summer|Rafael Sabatini

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