different between egger vs eggar

English

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /????/

Etymology 1

egg +? -er

Noun

egger (plural eggers)

1. One who gathers eggs.

Etymology 2

Unknown

Wikispecies

Noun

egger (plural eggers)

1. Any of various species of moth, especially the oak egger-moth, Lasiocampa quercus.

Etymology 3

egg (“encourage, incite”) +? -er

Noun

egger (plural eggers)

1. One who eggs or incites.

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

egger m or f

1. indefinite plural of egg (Etymology 2)

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

egger f

1. indefinite plural of egg

English

Etymology

Alteration of egger, in reference to the shape of this moth's cocoon.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /????/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /????/

Noun

eggar (plural eggars)

1. Any moth of the family Lasiocampidae.

Synonyms

• (moth in Lasiocampidae family): lappet moth, snout moth

Translations

Further reading

• eggar on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Lasiocampidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies

Anagrams

• Gager, Garge, Grega, agger, gager, regag

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

eggar m

1. indefinite plural of egg

Swedish

Noun

eggar

1. indefinite plural of egg

Verb

eggar

1. present tense of egga.

Anagrams

• Ragge