tent caterpillar tent bed • tent-caterpillar moth · · · Info · Definitions · Characters · · tent caterpillar · · Text Common · · Latin · · Scripts 16 · · Length 5 · · Syllables Definitions · · · (noun) the larvae of moths that build and live in communal silken webs in orchard and shade trees. Synonyms: tent caterpillar. · · Noun Definition 1 Characters · · space U+0020 a latin small letter a U+0061 c latin small letter c U+0063 e latin small letter e U+0065 i latin small letter i U+0069 l latin small letter l U+006C n latin small letter n U+006E p latin small letter p U+0070 r latin small letter r U+0072 t latin small letter t U+0074