See Also: bagworm(medicine)
bagworm moth(encyclopedia)

humanistic (iou) and bagworm (medicine)


humanistic (iou)



humanistic noun & adjective. E18.
[from HUMANIST + -IC.]
A. noun. In pl. Classical studies. rare. E18.
b. adjective.
Hist. Of or pertaining to the Renaissance humanists. M19.
Philosophy. Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of humanism. E20.

bagworm (medicine)


bagworm
<zoology> One of several lepidopterous insects which construct, in the larval state, a baglike case which they carry about for protection. One species (Platoeceticus Gloveri) feeds on the orange tree. See Basket worm.

Source: Websters Dictionary