noun
variably colored looper; larva of Paleacrita vernata
• Hypernyms: ↑cankerworm
• Member Holonyms: ↑Paleacrita, ↑genus Paleacrita
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noun : the variably colored looper larva of a widespread No. American geometrid moth (Paleacrita vernata) that largely resembles the fall cankerworm but has spines on the abdomen and emerges in spring
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spring cankerworm,
the caterpillar of a geometrid moth.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.