"eggar" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈɛɡɚ/ [General-American], /ˈɛɡə/ [Received-Pronunciation] Forms: eggars [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛɡə(ɹ) Etymology: Alteration of egger, in reference to the shape of this moth's cocoon. Head templates: {{en-noun}} eggar (plural eggars)
  1. Any moth of the family Lasiocampidae. Categories (lifeform): Moths Synonyms (moth in Lasiocampidae family): lappet moth, snout moth Translations (moth): karvakehrääjä (Finnish), Wollraupenspinner [masculine] (German), Glucke [feminine] (German), pohók (Hungarian), polilla [feminine] (Spanish)

Inflected forms

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