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Definition: Clisiocampa sylvatica
Lackey
\Lack"ey\, n.; pl.
Lackeys. [F. laquais; cf. Sp. & Pg.
lacayo; of uncertain origin; perh. of German origin, and akin
to E. lick, v.]
An attending male servant; a footman; a servile follower.
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Like a Christian footboy or a gentleman's lackey.
--Shak.
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Lackey caterpillar (Zo["o]l.), the caterpillar, or larva,
of any bombycid moth of the genus
Clisiocampa; -- so
called from its party-colored markings. The common
European species (
Clisiocampa neustria) is striped with
blue, yellow, and red, with a white line on the back. The
American species (
Clisiocampa Americana and
Clisiocampa sylvatica
) are commonly called
tent caterpillars. See
Tent caterpillar, under
Tent.
Lackey moth (Zo["o]l.), the moth which produces the lackey
caterpillar.
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