BAGWORM


Meaning of BAGWORM in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ -ˌwərm ]

noun

Date: 1862

: any of a family (Psychidae) of moths with wingless females and plant-feeding larvae that live in a silk case covered with plant debris ; especially : one ( Thyridopteryx ephemeraeformis ) often destructive to deciduous and evergreen trees of the eastern United States

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.