单词 | lackey-moth |
释义 | > as lemmaslackey-moth lackey-moth n. a bombycid moth of the genus Clisiocampa (for the origin of the name see quot. 1868). ΚΠ 1868 J. G. Wood Homes without Hands xxx. 577 The Lackey moths are so called on account of the bright colours of the caterpillars, which are striped and decorated like modern footmen. 1890 E. A. Ormerod Man. Injurious Insects (ed. 2) 292 The caterpillars of the Lackey Moth are injurious to the leafage of apples. < as lemmas |
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