name
Meaning 1
A surname.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
egger
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Pronunciation
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UK: /ˈɛɡə/
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Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
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rhymes with -ɛɡə(ɹ)
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CMU ARPABET: EH1 G ER0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
One who gathers eggs.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 3
An eggar moth; any of various species of family Lasiocampidae, especially the oak eggar-moth, Lasiocampa quercus.
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noun
Meaning 4
moth having nonfunctional mouthparts as adults; larvae feed on tree foliage and spin egg-shaped cocoons
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: eggar
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Broader terms: lasiocampid, lasiocampid moth
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English egg Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English egger From egg + -er.
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