[ '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 .
[ '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 .
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004