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noun moth having nonfunctional mouthparts as adults; larvae feed on tree foliage and spin egg-shaped cocoons
originEtymology tree English egg Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzijos Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English egger From egg + -er.
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