eggar

English edit

Etymology edit

Alteration of egger, in reference to the shape of this moth's cocoon.

An eggar (Lasiocampa grandis). Lesbos, Greece.

Pronunciation edit

(General American) IPA^(key): /ˈɛɡɚ/
(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈɛɡə/
Rhymes: -ɛɡə(ɹ)

Noun edit

eggar (plural eggars)

Any moth of the family Lasiocampidae.

Synonyms edit

(moth in Lasiocampidae family): lappet moth, snout moth

Translations edit

moth

Finnish: karvakehrääjä
German: Wollraupenspinner m, Glucke (de) f
Hungarian: pohók
Spanish: polilla (es) f

Further reading edit

eggar on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Lasiocampidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies

Anagrams edit

Gager, Garge, Grega, agger, gager, regag

Norwegian Nynorsk edit

Noun edit

eggar m

indefinite plural of egg

Swedish edit

Noun edit

eggar

indefinite plural of egg

Verb edit

eggar

present indicative of egga

Anagrams edit

Ragge

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