moth

English

a moth (1)

Etymology 1

Germanic: from Old English moþþe, cognate with Dutch mot, German Motte.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /mɒθ/, X-SAMPA: /mQT/
• (US) enPR: môth, mäth, IPA: /mɔθ/, /mɑθ/, X-SAMPA: /mOT/, /mAT/

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• Rhymes: -ɒθ

Noun

moth (plural moths)

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

Synonyms

• lep

Derived terms

Terms derived from moth

almond moth almond tree leaf skeletoniser moth, almond tree leaf skeletonizer moth antler moth apple-moth Atlas moth autumnal moth bagworm moth black witch moth Bogong moth bagworm moth bee moth black-arched moth brimstone moth brown-tailed moth, brown-tail moth, browntail moth burnet companion moth burnet moth cabbage moth carpet moth case moth cecropia moth cinnabar moth clothes moth clothing moth codlin moth, codling moth comet moth cotton leafworm moth cup moth death's head moth diamond-back moth, diamondback moth dot moth Douglas-fir tussock moth emperor moth

ermine moth garden tiger moth geometer moth ghost moth goat moth gooseberry-moth grass moth giant leopard moth gipsy moth, gypsy moth hag moth hawk moth, hawk-moth, hawkmoth honeycomb moth imperial moth Indian meal moth io moth kitten-moth lackey moth lappet moth leaf roller moth leek moth leopard moth light brown apple moth lobster moth luna moth magpie moth many-plumed moth Mediterranean flour moth mint moth moth ball, moth-ball, mothball moth blight moth-borer moth-eaten mothed mothen Mother Shipton moth

moth flower moth fly moth freckle moth-fretted moth-fretten moth gnat moth-hunter mothless moth-like, mothlike moth miller moth mullein moth orchid moth patch moth-proof, mothproof moth sphinx moth spot moth-time mothweed moth wing mothwort mothy mouse moth night moth November moth nun moth ochre-winged hag moth oriental leafworm moth owlet moth owl moth painted apple moth pale November moth Pandora sphinx moth pasture day moth pear leaf blister moth peppered moth plume moth

polyphemus moth processionary moth pug-moth puss moth rabbit moth rusty tussock moth satin moth scarlet tiger moth shipton moth short-cloaked moth silkworm moth slug moth snout moth southern flannel moth sphinx moth summer fruit tortrix moth swallow-tailed moth tapestry moth tiger moth turnip moth tussock moth unicorn moth veneer moth vine moth, vine-moth wax moth western tussock moth wheat moth white-marked tussock moth white witch moth winter moth witch moth yellow-shouldered slug moth Y moth yucca moth

Translations

insect similar to a butterfly

• Ainu: ヘポラㇷ゚ (heporap)
• Albanian: molë (sq) f, tenjë (sq) f
• Arabic: عثة (ar) (ʿúṯṯa) f, (Algeria) (bufrtutu)
• Armenian: ցեց (hy) (c’ec’)
• Azeri: güvə (az)
• Basque: sits (eu)
• Belarusian: моль (be) (molʹ) f
• Berber:

  Tashelhit: fitllis m

• Bulgarian: молец (bg) (moléc) m, нощна пеперуда (bg) (noštná peperúda) f
• Catalan: arna (ca) f
• Cebuano: anunugba
• Chichewa: balaula
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 蛾 (cmn) (é)

• Czech: můra (cs) f
• Danish: møl (da)
• Dutch: mot (nl) f
• Esperanto: tineo (eo)
• Estonian: ööliblikas (et)
• Faroese: húsvætti (fo) n
• Finnish: yöperhonen (fi)
• French: mite (fr) f
• Galician: traza (gl) f, couza (gl) f
• Georgian: ჩრჩილი (ka) (črčili)
• German: Motte (de) f, Nachtfalter (de) m
• Greek: νυχτοπεταλούδα (el) (nychtopetaloúda) f
• Hebrew: עָשׁ (he) (ash) m
• Hindi: पतंगा (hi) (patangā), परवाना (hi) (parvāna)
• Hungarian: moly (hu)
• Icelandic: mölur (is) m
• Ido: tineo (io)
• Indonesian: ngengat (id), gegat (id)
• Italian: falena (it) f
• Japanese: 蛾 (ja) (が, ga)

• Jèrriais: ange m, cahuche f, papillon d'niet m
• Korean: 나방 (ko) (nabang)
• Latin: blatta (la) f, pāpiliō (la) m
• Lithuanian: kandis (lt) f
• Lojban: toldi (jbo)
• Macedonian: молец (mk) (mólec) m
• Malagasy: samoina (mg)
• Malay: kupu-kupu (ms)
• Maltese: kamla (mt)
• Maori: pepe (mi)
• Navajo: iichʼąhii
• Norwegian: nattsvermer (no) m
• Persian: بید (fa) (bid), پروانه (fa) (parvâne)
• Polish: ćma (pl) f
• Portuguese: mariposa (pt) f
• Romanian: molie (ro) f
• Russian: моль (ru) (molʹ) f, мотылёк (ru) (motyljók) m, ночная бабочка (ru) (nočnája bábočka) f
• Scottish Gaelic: leòman (gd) m
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic: мољац (sh) m, лептирица (sh) f

  Roman: moljac (sh) m, leptirica (sh) f

• Slovak: moľ (sk) m
• Slovene: vešča (sl) f, (clothes moth) molj (sl) m
• Spanish: polilla (es) f
• Swahili: nondo (sw)
• Swedish: mal (sv) c, nattfjäril (sv) c
• Tagalog: gamugamo (tl)
• Thai: ตัวมอด (th) (tua mɔ̂ɔt)
• Turkish: güve (tr)
• Udi: цӏецӏ
• Ukrainian: міль (uk) (milʹ) f
• Urdu: پتنگا (ur) (patangā), پروانہ (ur) (parvāna)
• Vilamovian: myłma
• Volapük: (♂♀) neitapab (vo), (♂) neitahipab (vo), (♀) neitajipab (vo), (♂♀ offspring, young) neitapabül (vo), (♂ offspring) neitahipabül (vo), (♀ offspring) neitajipabül (vo)

Verb

moth (third-person singular simple present moths, present participle mothing, simple past and past participle mothed)

1. (intransitive) To hunt for moths.

Derived terms

• mothing

See also

• butterfly
• caterpillar

Etymology 2

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Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /məʊt/, X-SAMPA: /m@Ut/
• (US) enPR: mōt, IPA: /moʊt/, X-SAMPA: /moUt/
• Rhymes: -əʊt

Noun

Wikipedia

moth

1. The plant Vigna aconitifolia, known as moth bean.

Anagrams

• Thom