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81woolly bear moth — noun larva of moth of the family Arctiidae • Hypernyms: ↑woolly bear, ↑woolly bear caterpillar • Member Holonyms: ↑Arctiidae, ↑family Arctiidae …
82woolly butt — noun 1. : any of several eucalypts having woolly trunks: as a. : an Australian eucalypt (Eucalyptus longifolia) having hard wood used for many purposes and bark that is fibrous on old trees b. : woolly gum 2. : bastard mahogany 1a( …
83woolly foot — noun or woolly foot grama Etymology: so called from its woolly base : a valuable grazing grass (Bouteloua eriopoda) found in arid regions of the United States and adjacent Mexico …
84woolly lemur — noun or woolly avahi : a small long tailed woolly haired lemur (Lichanotus laniger or Avahi laniger) of Madagascar closely related to the larger indri …
85woolly bears — Tiger Ti ger, n. [OE. tigre, F. tigre, L. tigris, Gr. ti gris; probably of Persian origin; cf. Zend tighra pointed, tighri an arrow, Per. t[=i]r; perhaps akin to E. stick, v. t.; probably so named from its quickness.] 1. A very large and powerful …
86woolly adelgid — noun Etymology: adelgid ultimately from New Latin Adelges, probably irregular from Greek adēlos unseen Date: 1987 either of two aphids (genus Adelges) with a white woolly coating that have been accidentally introduced into North America: a. one… …
87woolly aphid — noun Date: 1842 any of several aphids (especially genus Eriosoma) covered with a dense coat of white filaments called also woolly aphis …
88woolly monkey — noun Date: 1877 either of two large monkeys (Lagothrix lagotricha and L. flavicauda) chiefly of the Amazon basin that have short woolly hair, long limbs, and a long prehensile tail …
89woolly spider monkey — noun Date: 1926 a large monkey (Brachyteles arachnoides) of southeastern Brazil with woolly hair, long limbs, a long prehensile tail, and a thumb which is absent or rudimentary …
90woolly aphis — noun see woolly aphid …
