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noun
the caterpillar of any of several moths, as a tiger moth, having a dense coat of woolly hairs.
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Origin of woolly bear
First recorded in 1835–45
Words nearby woolly bear
woolled, woollen, Woolley, woolly, woolly aphid, woolly bear, woollybutt, woolly-headed, woolly mammoth, woolly manzanita, woolly-minded
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British Dictionary definitions for woolly bear
woolly bear
noun
the caterpillar of any of various tiger moths, esp Arctia caja of Europe and Isia isabella of North America, having a dense covering of soft hairs
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