Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Any one of the many different lepidopterous larvæ which feed upon the willow; specifically, the larva of the viceroy (which see).
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Examples
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Lyonnet made a most laborious investigation of the anatomy of the willow-caterpillar (1762).
Form and Function A Contribution to the History of Animal Morphology
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Réaumur publishes his admirable observations on insects and Lyonnet devotes twenty years to portraying the willow-caterpillar; Spallanzani resuscitates his rotifers, Tremblay dissects his fresh-water polyps, and Needham reveals his infusoria.
The Ancient Regime Hippolyte Taine 1860
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