woolly bear
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woolly bear
noun woolly bears · wooly bear
- A hairy caterpillar. Caryæ is not a woolly bear, but is quite as densely covered with hairs and crawls quite as fast as any woolly bear.
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A larva of the species Pyrrharctia isabellaa of arctiid moths.
Similar: wooly bear, isabella tiger moth, woolly bear caterpillar, woolly worm
- An explosive shell that gives out dense smoke when it bursts. As Bourne came out, he could see shells exploding by the dump, with some shrapnel bursting, woolly-bears they called them, overhead.
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noun hairy caterpillar
| Deutsch | Haarraupe, haarige Raupe, behaarte Raupe |
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noun larva of a moth of the family Arctiidae
| Français | chenille hérissonne |
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| Deutsch | Bärenspinnerraupe |
noun explosive shell
| Français | fumigène |
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title = {woolly bear},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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