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dermatitis-causing caterpillar

der·ma·ti·tis-caus·ing cat·er·pil·lar

(dĕr'mă-tī'tis-kawz'ing kat'ĕr-pil-ăr)
One of several species with hairs that can cause an allergic dermatitis; the saddleback caterpillar (Sibine stimulea) and the brown-tail moth (Euproctis chrysorrhoea) are common examples.
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