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salt-marsh caterpillar

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Definition of salt-marsh caterpillar

: a hairy caterpillar that is the larva of an American moth (Estigmene acrea) of the family Arctiidae and that is destructive to various crop plants

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“Salt-marsh caterpillar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/salt-marsh%20caterpillar. Accessed 16 Oct. 2021.

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