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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

egg•er n.

See tent caterpillar.

1695–1705; egg¹ + -er¹; the cocoon is egg-shaped

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

egger, eggar / ˈɛɡə/

any of various widely distributed moths of the family Lasiocampidae, such as Lasiocampa quercus (oak egger) of Europe, having brown bodies and wings

Etymology: 18th Century: from egg¹, from the egg-shaped cocoon

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