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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
service
.
Processionary 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.
Consisting in procession; as processionary service.

Definition 2024


processionary

processionary

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Adjective

processionary (comparative more processionary, superlative most processionary)

  1. Of, pertaining to, or used in a procession

Noun

processionary (plural processionaries)

  1. Any of several moths of the genus Thaumetopoea

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