SINCE 1828
Campa
noun
Cam·pa
| \ ˈkämpə\
plural Campa
or Campas
Definition of Campa
(Entry 1 of 2)
1a
: an Arawakan people of the upper valley of the Ucayali river in eastern Peru
b
: a member of such people
2
: the language of the Campa people
-campa
noun combining form
-cam·pa
| \ ˈkampə, -ˈaa-, -ˈai-\
Definition of -campa (Entry 2 of 2)
: caterpillar
—in generic names of insects LasiocampaTaeniocampa
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