woolly bear

woolly bear

n. The hairy caterpillar of any of various tiger moths, especially that of Pyrrharctia isabella of North America, which has a body that is reddish-brown in the middle and black at the ends.

woolly bear

n (Animals) the caterpillar of any of various tiger moths, esp Arctia caja of Europe and Isia isabella of North America, having a dense covering of soft hairs

wool′ly bear`

n. the caterpillar of any of several moths, as a tiger moth, having a dense coat of woolly hairs. [1835–45]

Thesaurus

Noun

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woolly bear - caterpillar of numerous moths characterized by a dense coat of woolly hairs; feed on plants and some are destructive pestswoolly bear caterpillarcaterpillar - a wormlike and often brightly colored and hairy or spiny larva of a butterfly or mothwoolly bear moth - larva of moth of the family Arctiidae