processionary

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English

some processionaries ("moth, caterpillar") in procession

Etymology

From procession +‎ -ary.

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 or caterpillars of the subfamily Thaumetopoeinae

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