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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Any of various caterpillars, of diverse moth families, that spin a web; the moth species of such a caterpillar.
2. 2
   several gregarious moth larvae that spin webs over foliage on which they feed wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

worm

Etymology

From web + worm.

Related phrases

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