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Moth

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Pronunciation

  • AHD : mŏth
  • IPA : /mɒθ/
  • SAMPA : /mQT/

Noun

moth (plural: moths )

  1. usually nocturnal insect of the order Lepidoptera, distinguished from butterflies by feather-like antennae.

Related terms

  • mothball
  • moth-eaten

Translations

  • Arabic (Algeria): (bofertoto), (bu frtutu)
  • Bosnian: moljac m, noćni leptir m
  • Catalan: arna f
  • Chichewa: balaula
  • Dutch: mot f
  • German: Motte f, Nachtfalter m
  • Japanese: (, ga)
  • Portuguese: traça
  • Romanian: molie f
  • Spanish: polilla f
  • Polish: ćma f
  • Slovene: vešča f, molj m ('clothes moth')
  • Swedish: mal


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