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🥚 Egg thief 🦋 A type of moth
egger

egger

1 9.9
A moth whose caterpillars eat tree leaves and make egg-shaped cocoons
  • noun
  • Specialized
: oruga
  • After hatching, the Egger's caterpillar begins to consume foliage to grow and prepare for pupation.

Examples

  • Miller shines as he portrays DC Central Kitchen founder Robert Egger, to whom I gave my $10 on Day 225.

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  • The Egger spins a cocoon to protect itself during its transformation into an adult moth.

  • As a larva, the Egger feeds on the leaves of various trees in its habitat.

Synonyms

eggar
vsegger
  • Specialized
9.9

A moth whose caterpillars eat tree leaves and make cocoons shaped like eggs

is the identical term but spelled differently

Compounds

ham-and-egger
  • Offensive
1 9.9

A person with little skill or ambition

Surface Forms

egger singular
eggers plural

Morphology

egger = egg (opaque) = egg + er

Although the form appears to be egg + er, the moth name is a specialized biological term whose connection to the base word is not obvious to most learners.

Etymology

Egger (moth) comes from egg + -er, because the moth makes a hard, egg-shaped cocoon; the name points to that 'egg' shape and helps you remember the insect by its egg-like case.