tiger moth

Other forms: tiger moths

Definitions of tiger moth
  1. noun
    medium-sized moth with long richly colored and intricately patterned wings; larvae are called woolly bears
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    type of:
    arctiid, arctiid moth
    stout-bodied broad-winged moth with conspicuously striped or spotted wings; larvae are hairy caterpillars
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