tent caterpillar (English, noun)
expansion: tent caterpillar (plural tent caterpillars)
Senses:
topics: biology
entomology
natural-sciences
glosses: A larva belonging to any of a number of species of moths of the genus Malacosoma, known for destructive infestation of trees in which the leaves are consumed and prominent, silken tent-like structures are constructed in the branches.
Forms:
form: tent caterpillars
tags: plural