Caterpillar Bristles Crossword Clue

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Updated: October 11, 2023

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	noun • A bristle or hair • The stalk of a moss sporangium, or occasionally in a liverwort.
	44%	8		Harsh hairs on a caterpillar
	noun • a stiff fiber (coarse hair or filament); natural or synthetic • a stiff hair verb • be in a state of movement or action • rise up as in fear • have or be thickly covered with or as if with bristles • react in an offended or angry manner
	37%	6		Sharp bristles on a caterpillar
	noun • small spiny outgrowth on the wings of certain insects

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