Noun | 1. tent-caterpillar moth - moth whose gregarious larvae spin webs resembling carpetsMalacosoma disstrialasiocampid, lasiocampid moth - medium-sized stout-bodied neutral-colored moths with comb-like antennaegenus Malacosoma, Malacosoma - tent caterpillars | | 2. tent-caterpillar moth - moth whose larvae are tent caterpillarsMalacosoma americanamoth - typically crepuscular or nocturnal insect having a stout body and feathery or hairlike antennaegenus Malacosoma, Malacosoma - tent caterpillars |