eggar

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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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