woolly bear
woolly bear noun: a hairy caterpillar.
Noun
woolly bear (plural woolly bears)
- A hairy caterpillar.
- Caryæ is not a woolly bear, but is quite as densely covered with hairs and crawls quite as fast as any woolly bear.1902, Ida Mitchell Eliot, Caaroline Gray Soule, Caterpillars and Their Moths, page 204
- It may be added that during 1919 a different woolly bear (Teracotoma submaculata Wk.) was noticeably abundant and mischievous in the gardens at Port Elizabeth.1921, Agricultural Journal, volume 2, page 403
- An explosive shell that gives out dense smoke when it bursts.
- As Bourne came out, he could see shells exploding by the dump, with some shrapnel bursting, woolly-bears they called them, overhead.1929, Frederic Manning, The Middle Parts of Fortune, Vintage, published 2014, page 236
- ‘A Woolly Bear was used for demolition, and could be compared with our 5.9's. It burst on impact, made a big hole and left a tremendous cloud of black smoke.’2000, Harold A Skaarup, Whiz Bangs and Woolly Bears, page 12
woolly bear meaning in Tamil
woolly bear in Tamil
- நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும் பூச்சிகளில், இது முக்கியமானதொரு இனமாகும்
Examples of woolly bear in a sentence
- The larva is a typeical "Woolly Bear," reddish brown in colour and very hairy.1926, Robin John Tillyard, The Insects of Australia and New Zealand, page 441:
- Kellogg calls it the 'wooliest woolly bear,' and notes that 'hedgehog' is a popular name.1927, C. Fitzhugh Talman, “A caterpillar Weather prophet(?)”, in Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, page 183:
- In spring a Woolly Bear spins a cocoon made out of its woolly hair.2000, Jonathan P. Latimer, Karen Stray Nolting, Caterpillars, page 38:
Synonyms of woolly bear
- wooly bear
- isabella tiger moth
- woolly bear caterpillar
- woolly worm
Forms of woolly bear
| plural | woolly bears |
|---|---|
| alternative form | wooly bear |
Questions about woolly bear
- What does woolly bear mean?
- Woolly bear means a hairy caterpillar.
- What is woolly bear in Tamil?
- Woolly bear in Tamil is நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும் பூச்சிகளில், இது முக்கியமானதொரு இனமாகும். See Woolly bear meaning in Tamil.
- How do you use woolly bear in a sentence?
- The larva is a typeical "Woolly Bear," reddish brown in colour and very hairy.
- What part of speech is woolly bear?
- Woolly bear is a noun.
- What is the plural of woolly bear?
- The plural of woolly bear is woolly bears.
Words near woolly bear in the dictionary
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