vapourer

English

Etymology

From vapour +‎ -er.

Noun

vapourer (plural vapourers)

1. Any of several tussock moths (family Erebidae, subfamily Lymantriinae), especially of the genus Orgyia.
2. (archaic) One who vapours; a braggart.

Derived terms

• vapourer moth (Orgyia antiqua)
• scarce vapourer moth (Orgyia recens)

References

• William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “vapourer”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC.
• Lymantriinae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Lymantriinae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Lymantriinae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons