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eastern tent caterpillar

eastern tent caterpillar noun: malacosoma americanum, a univoltine social caterpillar inhabiting communal nests in the branches of trees.

Noun

eastern tent caterpillar (plural eastern tent caterpillars)

  1. Malacosoma americanum, a univoltine social caterpillar inhabiting communal nests in the branches of trees.

Forms of eastern tent caterpillar

pluraleastern tent caterpillars

Questions about eastern tent caterpillar

What does eastern tent caterpillar mean?
Eastern tent caterpillar means malacosoma americanum, a univoltine social caterpillar inhabiting communal nests in the branches of trees.
What part of speech is eastern tent caterpillar?
Eastern tent caterpillar is a noun.
What is the plural of eastern tent caterpillar?
The plural of eastern tent caterpillar is eastern tent caterpillars.

Words near eastern tent caterpillar in the dictionary

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