plural of puss-gentleman

Megalopyge opercularis, a North American moth. / Cerura vinula, a European moth.

plural of puss moth

(offensive, vulgar, intransitive) To avoid doing something due to cowardice.

A children's game in which someone in the centre tries to capture other players' bases as they change places.

The larva of the puss moth Megalopyge opercularis.

(Jamaica) A pig in a poke.

A 17th-century French literary fairy tale about a cat who uses trickery and deceit to gain power, wealth, and the hand of a princess in marriage for his penniless and low-born master.

Alternative form of sea puss

A strong seaward current; a riptide or undertow, especially as results when a sandbar formed by waves suddenly gives way, and which is dangerous to swimmers.