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sprawler|ˈsprɔːlə(r)| [f. prec.] One who or that which sprawls. Also spec. as a moth-name.
1832J. Rennie Consp. Butterfl. & Moths 35 The Sprawler (Petasia Cassinea..) appears in October. 1839Dickens Nich. Nick. xxiii, Isn't it enough to make a man crusty to see that little sprawler put up in the best business every night. 1880New Virgin. II. 105 Half-a-dozen black little shiny sprawlers. |