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Definition of Malacosoma
1. Noun. Tent caterpillars.
Generic synonyms: Arthropod Genus
Group relationships: Family Lasiocampidae, Lasiocampidae
Member holonyms: Malacosoma Americana, Tent-caterpillar Moth, Tent Caterpillar, Malacosoma Disstria, Tent-caterpillar Moth
Lexicographical Neighbors of Malacosoma
Literary usage of Malacosoma
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Review of Applied Entomology by Commonwealth Institute of Entomology, Imperial Bureau of Entomology (1916)
"There were also present, although in much smaller numbers, Lymantria dispar,
Malacosoma neustria, ..."
2. The Moth Book: A Popular Guide to a Knowledge of the Moths of North America by William Jacob Holland (1903)
"Malacosoma disstria Hubner, <f\ USN M 10 Malacosoma erosa Stretch, {?. ii. ...
U. Malacosoma americana Fabricius, ..."
3. Sessional Papers by Ontario Legislative Assembly (1914)
"The chief destructive caterpillar of 1913 was the FOREST TENT CATERPILLAR (Malacosoma
disstria). During the seasons of 1911, 1912, and 1913 the district of ..."
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