semi-looper

noun

Achaea janata (castor semi-looper)

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Meanings

nounsemi-looper (plural semi-loopers)

plural semi-loopers

  1. Any moth, having a caterpillar which arches part of its body into a loop in order to bring the back part of the body forward as it walks, of the family Erebidae, including those of species:
    1. Achaea janata (castor semi-looper)
    2. Anomis flava (cotton semi-looper)
    3. Anomis sabulifera (jute semi-looper)
    4. Argyrogramma signata (green semi-looper)
    5. Chrysodeixis acuta (tomato semi-looper)
    6. Chrysodeixis chalcites (groundnut semi-looper)
    7. Oxyodes scrobiculata (longan semi-looper)
    8. Trigonodes hyppasia (triangles)
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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

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