palmerworm

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{n} a worm covered with hair
In America, the larva of any one of several moths, which destroys the foliage of fruit and forest trees, esp
Any hairy caterpillar which appears in great numbers, devouring herbage, and wandering about like a palmer
The name is applied also to other voracious insects
the larva of Ypsolophus pometellus, which sometimes appears in vast numbers
A palmerworm
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