bagworm

English

Etymology

From bag +‎ worm.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbæɡ.wɜː(ɹ)m/
• Rhymes: -æɡwɜː(ɹ)m

Noun

bagworm (plural bagworms)

1. Certain moths, in order Lepidoptera:
   1. A bagworm moth, any member of the family Psychidae.
   2. (proscribed) An Eastern tent caterpillar (Malacosoma americanum, family Lasiocampidae).
   3. A Fall webworm (Hyphantria cunea, family Erebidae).

Translations

a member of the family Psychidae

• Cherokee: ᏒᏚᎳ (svdula)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 蓑蛾 (suō'é)

• Dutch: zakjesdragers (nl) m
• German: Sackträger n
• Japanese: みのむし (ja) (minomushi), 蓑虫 (ja) (minomushi)
• Russian: мешо́чница (ru) f (mešóčnica)
• Spanish: oruga de saquito f

References

• “bagworm”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
• Bagworm moth on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Psychidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Psychidae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons