EGGAR


Meaning of EGGAR in English

[ 'ɛgə ]

■ noun a large brownish moth which is often active during the day. [ Lasiocampa quercus ( oak ~ ) and other species.]

Origin

C18: prob. from egg 1 (from the shape of the moth's cocoons) + -er 1 .

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