Processionary

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

  Processionary \Pro*ces"sion*a*ry\, a. [Cf. LL. processionarius,
     F. processionnaire.]
     Pertaining to a procession; consisting in processions; as,
     processionary service.
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     {Processionary moth} (Zool.), any moth of the genus
        {Cnethocampa}, especially {Cnethocampa processionea} of
        Europe, whose larv[ae] make large webs on oak trees, and
        go out to feed in regular order. They are covered with
        stinging hairs.
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