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单词 puss moth
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  • Ophion luteum is one of the former tribe; it plants its eggs in the skin of the caterpillar of the puss-moth (Cerura Vinula).

    An Introduction to Entomology: Vol. IV (of 4)|William Kirby
  • In the majority, the mouth or cleft is nearly as long as the spiracle; yet in the puss-moth (Cerura Vinula) it is shorter.

    An Introduction to Entomology: Vol. IV (of 4)|William Kirby
  • Or the puss-moth (Cerura Vinula) pierce the walls of its house of glue and wood, which scarcely yield to the knife?

    An Introduction to Entomology: Vol. III (of 4)|William Kirby
  • Sall′ow-kitt′en, a kind of puss-moth; Sall′ow-moth, a British moth of a pale-yellow colour; Sall′owness.

    Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements)|Various

puss moth


noun

a large pale prominent moth, Cerura vinula, whose larvae feed on willow and poplar, and are bright green with a masklike red head and claspers modified as "tails" that are protruded and raised in a state of alarm: family Notodontidae

Words nearby puss moth

pusillanimous, Puskas, puss, “Puss-in-Boots”, puss in the corner, puss moth, pussy, pussycat, pussyfoot, pussy-toes, pussy-whip
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