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processionary caterpillars

processionary caterpillars is the plural of processionary caterpillar.

Meaning of processionary caterpillar

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.

Questions about processionary caterpillars

What is processionary caterpillars the plural of?
Processionary caterpillars is the plural of processionary caterpillar.

Words near processionary caterpillars in the dictionary

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

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