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mothmoth /mɒθ $ mɒːθ/ ●○○ noun [countable] mothOrigin: Old English moththe - As the Bishop underlines, the dark moth is not a new species.
- If you put up a sign offering flesh for sale and bathe it in purple light, they come like moths.
- Like many of us, the moth had by its constructions achieved an immortality of sorts.
- The dark moths appeared in London by 1897.
- Their many tiny cocoons now completely filled the moth cocoon.
- When the evening comes the female spruce budworm moth rises up on warm air currents.
► Insectsabdomen, nounant, nounantenna, nounanthill, nounaphid, nounbedbug, nounbee, nounbeetle, nounblack widow, nounbloodsucker, nounblow-fly, nounbluebottle, nounboll weevil, nounbookworm, nounbug, nounbumblebee, nounbutterfly, nouncaterpillar, nouncell, nouncentipede, nounchrysalis, nouncicada, nouncobweb, nouncockchafer, nouncockroach, nouncocoon, nouncomb, nouncrane fly, nouncreepy-crawly, nouncricket, noundaddy longlegs, noundragonfly, noundrone, nounearwig, nounentomology, nounfeeler, nounfirefly, nounflea, nounfly, verbfly, nounfruit fly, noungadfly, nounglow-worm, noungnat, noungossamer, noungrasshopper, noungreenfly, noungrub, nounhoneybee, nounhoneycomb, nounhornet, nounhorsefly, nounhousefly, nouninsect, nouninsectivore, nounkatydid, nounladybird, nounlarva, nounlice, nounlightning bug, nounlocust, nounlouse, nounmaggot, nounmantis, nounmayfly, nounmidge, nounmillipede, nounmite, nounmosquito, nounmoth, nounnectar, nounnest, nounnit, nounnymph, nounpest, nounpod, nounpraying mantis, nounproboscis, nounpupa, nounqueen, nounroach, nounsand fly, nounscarab, nounsilkworm, nounsilverfish, nounspider, nounspin, verbstick insect, nounsting, verbsting, nounstinger, nounsucker, nounswarm, nounswarm, verbtarantula, nountermite, nounthorax, nountick, nountortoiseshell, nountrilobite, nountsetse fly, nountzetze fly, nounvein, nounverminous, adjectivewasp, nounwater bug, nounweb, nounweevil, nounwing, nounwinged, adjectivewoodlouse, nounwoodworm, noun ADJECTIVE► female· When the evening comes the female spruce budworm moth rises up on warm air currents. NOUN► gypsy· But something was different about the way the gypsy moths died.· Worse, the Paris green was killing the trees as well as the gypsy moths.· In those optimistic times, the commission thought that if they just kept at it they could eventually eradicate the gypsy moth.· AGMs look very much like our own gypsy moths, albeit a bit larger.· These days, gypsy moth experts are more interested in the various ways the moths control themselves.· They did not know it, but the gypsy moth was not being vanquished by their appropriations.· With a perversity that the pest has become known for, the gypsy moth came roaring back a couple of years later. an insect related to the butterfly that flies mainly at night and is attracted to lights. Some moths eat holes in cloth. |