eggar
noun
egg·ar
variants or less commonly egger
ˈegə(r),
ˈāg-
plural -s
: any of various moths of the family Lasiocampidae (as many members of the genera Eriogaster and Lasiocampa) that have nonfunctional mouthparts as adults and plumose antennae in the males and produce larvae that feed on the foliage of trees
Word History
Etymology
eggar alteration of egger; egger from egg entry 2 + -er; from the shape of the cocoon
- take a weight off someone's mind
- take a whack at
- take a whiz
- take a wife
- take a wife/husband
- take a wrong turn
- take a/its toll
- take a/one's cue from
- take a/the day off
- take aback
- take about
- take account of
- take action
- take advantage of
- take after
- take against
- take aim
- take aim at
- take apart
- take as a sign
- take as given
- take as gospel
- take as read
- take aside
- take attendance