eggar in English

noun
1
a large brownish moth that is often active during the day. The caterpillars typically bear irritant hairs and make an egg-shaped cocoon.
I'm fairly sure this is the caterpillar of an oak eggar moth, but I would welcome being corrected.
noun
    egger

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1. The Brood is a 1979 Canadian psychological body horror film written and directed by David Cronenberg and starring Oliver Reed, Samantha Eggar, and Art Hindle

2. Samantha Eggar ( born 5 March 1939 ; age 70) is an Academy Award-nominated British actress who played Marie Picard in the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode " Family ".