moth
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Germanic: from Old English moþþe, cognate with Dutch mot, German Motte.
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- Rhymes: -ʌθ
- (UK) IPA: /mɒθ/, SAMPA: /mQT/
- (US) enPR: mäth, IPA: /mɑθ/, SAMPA: /mAT/
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moth (plural moths)
- A usually nocturnal insect of the order Lepidoptera, distinguished from butterflies by feather-like antennae.
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insect similar to a butterfly
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moth (third-person singular simple present moths, present participle mothing, simple past and past participle mothed)
- (intransitive) To hunt for moths.
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moth
- The plant Vigna aconitifolia, known as moth bean.