| 单词 | grass moth |
| 释义 | > as lemmasgrass moth grass moth n. any of various small moths of the genus Crambus or (more widely) the family Crambidae, which are typically found on grass stems with the wings closely folded to the body.The family Crambidae is sometimes classified as a subfamily of the family Pyralidae. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > Heterocera > [noun] > member of family Crambidae grass moth1734 veneer1819 mother-of-pearl1850 1734 E. Albin Nat. Hist. Birds II. 11 I found in his [sc. a common Barn-Owl] Stomach several of the white Grass-Moths and other Insects. 1837 Penny Cycl. VIII. 136/1 Crambus, a genus of moths..called in England the Veneers, and sometimes grass-moths. 1949 Shafter (Calif.) Press 15 Apr. 2 (advt.) Kills: Roaches, ants, moths, aphids, silver fish, grass moth, chiggers, mosquitoes—any insect. 2001 G. C. McGavin Essent. Entomol. 250 Pyralid, snout or grass moths (Pyralidae) make up a very large family of more than 25,000 species. < as lemmas |
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