noun
Meaning 1
A hairy caterpillar.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: colloquial
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Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
Colloquial Variant guide
woolly bear
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noun
Meaning 2
A hairy caterpillar.
The larva of a moth of the family Arctiidae.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: colloquial
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noun
Meaning 3
An explosive shell that gives out dense smoke when it bursts.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical, slang
Topics: government, military, politics, war
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noun
Meaning 4
caterpillar of numerous moths characterized by a dense coat of woolly hairs; feed on plants and some are destructive pests
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: woolly bear caterpillar
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: caterpillar
Narrower terms: woolly bear moth
History
Etymology
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Across languages
Translations
9 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Cebuano: sapiring — hairy caterpillar
- Dutch: behaarde rups — hairy caterpillar
- German: Haarraupe — hairy caterpillar
- German: haarige Raupe — hairy caterpillar
- German: behaarte Raupe — hairy caterpillar
- Swedish: björnspinnarlarv — hairy caterpillar
- French: chenille hérissonne — larva of a moth of the family Arctiidae
- German: Bärenspinnerraupe — larva of a moth of the family Arctiidae
- French: fumigène — explosive shell