saddled prominent

noun

Definition of SADDLED PROMINENT

: a moth (Heterocampa guttivitta) whose larva is a defoliator of hardwood trees in the eastern and midwestern United States

from the hump or prominence on the back of the larva

First Known Use: 1910

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