Eggar

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Eggar \Eg"gar\, n. [Etymol. uncertain.] (Zo["o]l.)
     Any bombycid moth of the genera {Eriogaster} and
     {Lasiocampa}; as, the oak eggar ({L. roboris}) of Europe.
     [1913 Webster] egg beater

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  eggar
       n : moth having nonfunctional mouthparts as adults; larvae feed
           on tree foliage and spin egg-shaped cocoons [syn: {egger}]