| 单词 | regal moth |
| 释义 | > as lemmasregal moth regal moth n. a large brown and yellow saturniid moth, Citheronia regalis, of the eastern United States, having a large caterpillar with spiky horns on the thoracic segments; (also) this caterpillar; also called hickory horned devil, royal walnut moth. ΚΠ 1865 Friends' Intelligencer 11 Nov. 575/1 There is a larger worm than these called the walnut regal moth, full of warts and spines. 1951 Emmetsburg (Iowa) Democrat 26 July 4/4 Early in the summer, the Regal Moth lays eggs on the leaves of trees and plants. 2006 Paducah (Kentucky) Sun (Nexis) 30 Aug. An Internet search..revealed the big wiggler as a hickory horned devil caterpillar, an immature form of the regal moth or royal walnut moth. < as lemmas |
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