oobit
oobit noun: a caterpillar.
Noun
oobit (plural oobits)
- A caterpillar.
- Of course, I need scarcely say that the existence of dealers who purvey to the wants of aspiring naturalists, was entirely unknown to me ; and even if I had known, the probability is that my parents would have thought twice before they granted me money in order to purchase accommodation for such...1887, Hardwicke's Science-gossip, page 169
- I can use some of the children to pick off gooseberry "oobits", and do good in two ways, and if the boys learn to fight wasp nests, they will have got a good way towards fighting Boers. But then comes the difficulty of time tables.1922, Marmaduke Charles Frederick Morris, Yorkshire Reminiscences (with Others), page 160
Examples of oobit in a sentence
- I wonder whether this could be a fact; hairy oobits do sting, rather like nettles, if angered.1966, Otta F. Swire, The Outer Hebrides and Their Legends, page 100:
- Another disappearance is the "hairy oobit" — how does one spell it?1971, The Scots Magazine, volume 96:
Forms of oobit
| plural | oobits |
|---|---|
| alternative form | oubit |
| alternative form | woobut |
| alternative form | woubit |
Questions about oobit
- What does oobit mean?
- Oobit means a caterpillar.
- How do you use oobit in a sentence?
- I wonder whether this could be a fact; hairy oobits do sting, rather like nettles, if angered.
- What part of speech is oobit?
- Oobit is a noun.
- What is the plural of oobit?
- The plural of oobit is oobits.
Words near oobit in the dictionary
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