A hairy caterpillar, esp. the larva of the tiger-moth; a ‘woolly bear’. Also transferred (and attributive) applied contemptuously to a person.
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| 释义 | the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > order Lepidoptera or butterflies and moths > [noun] > larva > hairy (10) woubit1483 A hairy caterpillar, esp. the larva of the tiger-moth; a ‘woolly bear’. Also transferred (and attributive) applied contemptuously to a person. palmer1538 More fully palmer-worm. A small terrestrial invertebrate with many legs; a centipede or millipede, a woodlouse, a caterpillar. In later use: spec.… bear worm1577 any of various hairy larvae, esp. caterpillars; cf. woolly bear n. at woolly, adj. n.compounds 2. furry1598 A hairy caterpillar. Obsolete. tailor-fly1682 = sense 4a. woolly boy1805 a large hairy caterpillar, esp. the larva of the tiger-moth. tailor1816 dialect. A kind of caterpillar. woolly bear1863 (a) colloquial (esp. children's), also dialect a hairy caterpillar; also spec. the larva of the carpet beetle; frequently attributive; (b) Military… miller1883 A hairy caterpillar. Obsolete. woolly worm1909 a hairy caterpillar. |
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