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Webster 1913 Edition
Processionary
Pro-ces′sion-a-ry
,Adj.
[Cf. LL.
processionarius
, F. processionnaire
.] Pertaining to a procession; consisting in processions;
as,
. processionary
serviceProcessionary moth
(Zool.)
, any moth of the genus
Cnethocampa
, especially Cnethocampa processionea
of Europe, whose larvæ make large webs on oak trees, and go out to feed in regular order. They are covered with stinging hairs.Webster 1828 Edition
Processionary
PROCES'SIONARY
,Adj.