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单词 puss caterpillar
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puss caterpillar
puss caterpillar n. (a) the larva of the puss moth, Cerura vinula; (b) U.S. the larva of the moth Megalopyge opercularis (family Megalopygidae), of the south-eastern United States, which is covered with long silky hairs that conceal stinging hairs; (also, more fully puss caterpillar moth) the moth itself.
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1860 J. Duncan in W. Jardine Naturalist's Libr. XXX. 192 The two-forked tail alluded to..is peculiar to the Puss caterpillar and two or three others.
1922 F. C. Bishopp in Ann. Entomol. Soc. Amer. 15 100 (title) The puss caterpillar (Melanopyge opercularis) and the effects of its stings on man.
1972 L. A. Swan & C. S. Papp Common Insects N. Amer. 296 The Puss Caterpillar, M. opercularis.., is similar; the larva is broad and flat, covered with long, silky reddish brown hairs.
1993 R. H. Arnett Amer. Insects 561/2 M. opercularis (Smith) (Puss Caterpillar Moth)... Thorax and abdomen with basal tufts of pale yellow hairlike setae.
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