eggar

English

Etymology

Alteration of egger, in reference to the shape of this moth's cocoon.

An eggar (Lasiocampa grandis). Lesbos, Greece.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈɛɡɚ/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈɛɡə/
• Rhymes: -ɛɡə(ɹ)

Noun

eggar (plural eggars)

1. Any moth of the family Lasiocampidae.

Synonyms

• (moth in Lasiocampidae family): lappet moth, snout moth

Translations

moth

• Finnish: karvakehrääjä
• German: Wollraupenspinner m, Glucke (de) f
• Hungarian: pohók
• Spanish: polilla (es) f

Further reading

• eggar on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Lasiocampidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies

Anagrams

• Gager, Garge, Grega, agger, gager, regag

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

eggar m

1. indefinite plural of egg

Swedish

Noun

eggar

1. indefinite plural of egg

Verb

eggar

1. present indicative of egga

Anagrams

• Ragge