LASIOCAMPID MOTH
Dictionary entry overview: What does lasiocampid moth mean?
• LASIOCAMPID MOTH (noun)
The noun LASIOCAMPID MOTH has 1 sense:
1. medium-sized stout-bodied neutral-colored moths with comb-like antennae
Familiarity information: LASIOCAMPID MOTH used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• LASIOCAMPID MOTH (noun)
Meaning:
Medium-sized stout-bodied neutral-colored moths with comb-like antennae
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
lasiocampid; lasiocampid moth
Hypernyms ("lasiocampid moth" is a kind of...):
moth (typically crepuscular or nocturnal insect having a stout body and feathery or hairlike antennae)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "lasiocampid moth"):
eggar; egger (moth having nonfunctional mouthparts as adults; larvae feed on tree foliage and spin egg-shaped cocoons)
Malacosoma disstria; tent-caterpillar moth (moth whose gregarious larvae spin carpets)
lappet; lappet moth (medium-sized hairy moths; larvae are lappet caterpillars)
webworm moth (a variety of moth that spins a web in which it lives)
Holonyms ("lasiocampid moth" is a member of...):
family Lasiocampidae; Lasiocampidae (tent caterpillars; eggars; lappet moths)