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单词 Mother Shipton
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Mother Shipton

noun
A day-flying European moth with a marking on the wing that is said to resemble the crone-like profile of a legendary English seer.
  • Callistega mi, family Noctuidae.
Moths, too, are in abundance and of many types including the Emperor Moth, Northern Eggar, Drinker Moth, Wood Tiger, Clouded Buff and the curious Mother Shipton Moth, with markings on the wing resembling the face of the Prophet Witch Mother Shipton....
  • The Mother Shipton is named after an old Yorkshire witch because of the caricature of an old hag's hooked nose, piercing eye and pointed chin that can be seen (if you use your imagination) on the moth's forewing.
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