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Definition of Egger
1. Noun. Moth having nonfunctional mouthparts as adults; larvae feed on tree foliage and spin egg-shaped cocoons.
Generic synonyms: Lasiocampid, Lasiocampid Moth
Group relationships: Genus Lasiocampa, Lasiocampa
Definition of Egger
1. n. One who gathers eggs; an eggler.
2. n. One who eggs or incites.
Definition of Egger
1. Noun. One who gathers eggs. ¹
2. Noun. Any of various species of moth, especially the oak egger-moth, ''Bombyx quercus''. ¹
3. Noun. One who eggs or incites. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Egger
1. a kind of moth [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Egger
Literary usage of Egger
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Alphabetical Finding List by Princeton University Library (1921)
"M.32.2 egger, E. Mémoires de littérature ancienne. Par. ... egger, E. Notions
élémentaire« de grammaire comparée.. .5. éd. Par. 18. ..."
2. Evenings at the Microscope: Or, Researches Among the Minuter Organs and by Philip Henry Gosse (1860)
"... OP ANTENNA OP OAK egger MOTH. wards her from all quarters, entering into
houses, beating at windows, and even descending chimneys, to come at the dear ..."
3. The Encyclopædia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and by Hugh Chisholm (1910)
"Having received many valuable estates in Bohemia and elsewhere, he was made a
prince of the Empire in 1623, and duke of Krumau in if>i¡. egger, EMILE ..."
4. Papers of the British School at Rome by British School at Rome (1904)
"the round niches on each side are placed closer to the rectangular niche in the
background, which agrees better with the elevation. Cf. egger, Kritisches ..."
5. Papers of the British School at Rome by British School at Rome (1904)
"As I am informed by Dr. Hermann egger of Vienna, his studies of the architectural
works of this master (of which the ..."
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