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Malacosoma

noun

tent caterpillars

• Syn: ↑genus Malacosoma

• Hypernyms: ↑arthropod genus

• Member Holonyms: ↑Lasiocampidae, ↑family Lasiocampidae

• Member Meronyms: ↑tent-caterpillar moth, ↑Malacosoma americana, ↑tent caterpillar, ↑Malacosoma disstria

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\\ˌmalə(ˌ)kōˈsōmə\ noun

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from malac- + -soma

: a genus of moths (family Lasiocampidae) including the common tent caterpillars

Useful english dictionary. 2012.