Forest Tent Caterpillar. Eastern Tent Caterpillar. Larvae. â¢ Hatch near time of bud break. â¢ Feed through May & June for 5-6 weeks. â1st feed on growing flower & leaf buds in host tree crown. â Next feed on foliage, usually one branch at a time. â¢ Fifth instars responsible for most of the defoliation. â¢ Gregarious in early instars.
Princeton's WordNet(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition: 1  companion, comrade, fellow, familiar, associate(noun) a friend who is frequently in the company of another. 2  Comrade(noun) a fellow member of the Communist Party. 3  brother, comrade(noun) used as a term of address for those male persons engaged in the same movement.
1. a man or boy. 2. an informal word for boyfriend. 3. informal one or oneself: a fellow has to eat. 4. a person considered to be of little importance or worth. 5. a. (often plural) a companion; comrade; associate.