Definitions for bagwormˈbægˌwɜrm
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
bag•wormˈbægˌwɜrm(n.)
any moth of the family Psychidae in its caterpillar phase, in which it wraps itself in a bag of silk, leaves, etc.
Category: Entomology
Origin of bagworm:
1860–65, Amer.
Wiktionary
bagworm(Noun)
A member of the family Psychidae of the Lepidoptera.
bagworm(Noun)
eastern tent caterpillar.
bagworm(Noun)
fall webworm.
Webster Dictionary
Bagworm(noun)
one of several lepidopterous insects which construct, in the larval state, a baglike case which they carry about for protection. One species (Platoeceticus Gloveri) feeds on the orange tree. See Basket worm
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