Malacosoma disstria n 1: larvae of a gregarious North American moth that spins a web resembling a carpet rather than a tent; serious defoliator of deciduous trees [syn: {forest tent caterpillar}, {Malacosoma disstria}] 2: moth whose gregarious larvae spin webs resembling carpets [syn: {tent-caterpillar moth}, {Malacosoma disstria}]