Malacosoma disstria

Definitions of Malacosoma disstria
  1. noun
    larvae of a gregarious North American moth that spins a web resembling a carpet rather than a tent; serious defoliator of deciduous trees
    synonyms: forest tent caterpillar
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    type of:
    tent caterpillar
    the larvae of moths that build and live in communal silken webs in orchard and shade trees
  2. noun
    moth whose gregarious larvae spin webs resembling carpets
    synonyms: tent-caterpillar moth
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    type of:
    lasiocampid, lasiocampid moth
    medium-sized stout-bodied neutral-colored moths with comb-like antennae
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