pine processionary

noun

Thaumetopoea pityocampa, a moth whose caterpillars proceed through the woods in nose-to-tail columns, protected by their urticating hairs.

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Meanings

nounpine processionary (plural pine processionaries)

plural pine processionaries

  1. Thaumetopoea pityocampa, a moth whose caterpillars proceed through the woods in nose-to-tail columns, protected by their urticating hairs.
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APA

pine processionary. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pine%20processionary

MLA

“pine processionary.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pine%20processionary. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pine processionary,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pine%20processionary.

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