Egger
[eg-er] /ˈɛg ər/
noun
1.
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/ˈɛɡə/
noun
1.
any of various widely distributed moths of the family Lasiocampidae, such as Lasiocampa quercus (oak egger) of Europe, having brown bodies and wings
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