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processionary caterpillar

processionary caterpillar noun: the larval stage of some moths in the family Thaumetopoeidae, which move in columns in search of food, resembling a procession.

Noun

processionary caterpillar (plural processionary caterpillars)

  1. The larval stage of some moths in the family Thaumetopoeidae, which move in columns in search of food, resembling a procession.

Forms of processionary caterpillar

pluralprocessionary caterpillars

Questions about processionary caterpillar

What does processionary caterpillar mean?
Processionary caterpillar means the larval stage of some moths in the family Thaumetopoeidae, which move in columns in search of food, resembling a procession.
What part of speech is processionary caterpillar?
Processionary caterpillar is a noun.
What is the plural of processionary caterpillar?
The plural of processionary caterpillar is processionary caterpillars.

Words near processionary caterpillar in the dictionary

  1. processionalists
  2. processionally
  3. processionals
  4. processionaries
  5. processionary
  6. processionary caterpillar
  7. processionary caterpillars
  8. processioned
  9. processioner
  10. processioners
  11. processioning

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