egger

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

noun moth having nonfunctional mouthparts as adults; larvae feed on tree foliage and spin egg-shaped cocoons

From egg + -er.

Tom deferred that much to the sensibilities of those East Eggers who might be on the train. — The Great Gatsby, F. Scott (Francis Scott) Fitzgerald
[486] Egger[487] notes that the oldest Greek rhapsodes, like their songs, differed not one from the other in glory; the best song was simply the last which had been heard,[488] and there was no trace of rivalry among the bards, no trace of partiality among the hearers. — The Beginnings of Poetry, Francis Barton Gummere

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