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Orgyia
(gcide) | Orgyia \Or*gy"i*a\, prop. n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? the length of the
outstretched arms. So named because, when at rest, it
stretches forward its fore legs like arms.] (Zool.).
A genus of bombycid moths whose caterpillars (esp. those of
Orgyia leucostigma) are often very injurious to fruit trees
and shade trees. The female is wingless. Called also {vaporer
moth}.
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Orgyia leucostigma
(gcide) | Orgyia \Or*gy"i*a\, prop. n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? the length of the
outstretched arms. So named because, when at rest, it
stretches forward its fore legs like arms.] (Zool.).
A genus of bombycid moths whose caterpillars (esp. those of
Orgyia leucostigma) are often very injurious to fruit trees
and shade trees. The female is wingless. Called also {vaporer
moth}.
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