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tent caterpillar

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  1. tent caterpillar (noun)
  2. eastern tent caterpillar (noun)
  3. forest tent caterpillar (noun)
  4. western tent caterpillar (noun)

tent caterpillar

noun

Definition of TENT CATERPILLAR

: any of several social caterpillars (genus Malacosoma and especially M. americanum of the family Lasiocampidae) that form large silken webs on trees and may cause serious defoliation
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First Known Use of TENT CATERPILLAR

1854

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