casebearer

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noun

Any casebearing moth.

Scrabble 14

Meanings

nouncasebearer (plural casebearers)

plural casebearers

Origin

  1. translingualColeophora
  2. Englishcasebearer

From case + bearer, a calque of translingual Coleophora.

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APA

casebearer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/casebearer

MLA

“casebearer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/casebearer. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “casebearer,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/casebearer.

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