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noun
any of the larvae of several moths of the genus Malacosoma, which feed on the leaves of orchard and shade trees and live colonially in a tentlike silken web.
the North American larva of M. disstria(forest tent caterpillar ), which spins a dense net.
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Origin of tent caterpillar
An Americanism dating back to 1850–55
Words nearby tent caterpillar
tentage, tentation, tentative, tentatively, tent bed, tent caterpillar, tent circus, tent city, tent dress, tented, tenter
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British Dictionary definitions for tent caterpillar
tent caterpillar
noun
the larva of various moths of the family Lasiocampidae, esp Malacosoma americana of North America, which build communal webs in trees
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