| 单词 | owlet moth |
| 释义 | > as lemmasowlet moth owlet moth n. see sense 2. owlet moth 2. Chiefly North American. In full owlet moth. A moth of the family Noctuidae; a noctuid moth. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > Heterocera > [noun] > family Noctuidae > member of (noctuid) antler1775 owlet moth1846 noctuid1873 earworm1882 1846 Commerc. Rev. South & West Oct. 277 A night flying or owlet moth..of a beautiful greenish grey, with bronze shading. 1862 T. W. Harris Treat. Insects Injurious to Vegetation (ed. 3) v. 435 The injury done to vegetation by the caterpillars of the Noctuas, or owlet-moths. 1901 M. C. Dickerson Moths & Butterflies iii. 253 They are called Owlets, because of their shining eyes and their habit of flying at night only. 1944 R. Matheson Entomol. for Introd. Courses xiv. 272 In one family alone, Noctuidae or owlet moths, nearly 700 species have been collected in the region about Ithaca. 1996 G. Waldbauer Insects through Seasons (1998) 130 Owlet moths (noctuids) have a pair of ears, one on each side of the thorax just below the hind wing. < as lemmas |
| 随便看 |
|
英语词典包含1132095条英英释义在线翻译词条，基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法，是英语学习的有利工具。