'A octomaculata' definitions:

Definition of 'A octomaculata'

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  • Forester \For"est*er\, n. [F. forestier, LL. forestarius.]
  • 1. One who has charge of the growing timber on an estate; an officer appointed to watch a forest and preserve the game. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. An inhabitant of a forest. --Wordsworth. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. A forest tree. [R.] --Evelyn. [1913 Webster]
  • 4. (Zool.) A lepidopterous insect belonging to Alypia and allied genera; as, the eight-spotted forester ({A. octomaculata}), which in the larval state is injurious to the grapevine. [1913 Webster]