ermine moth
ermine moth · ermine moths
Gespinstmotte
A white moth with black spotsA white moth with black spots (especially Yponomeuta padella of Europe).
Meaning
3 sensesA white moth with black spots (especially Yponomeuta padella of Europe).
Any of the family Yponomeutidae.
Gespinstmotte
Any of certain white bombycid moths of America.
Translations
1 languagesDeutsch
By meaning 1
any moth of the family Yponomeutidae:
Origin
From the resemblance to ermine.From the resemblance to ermine.
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Forms
plural: ermine moths| Singular | ermine moth |
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Word family
1 related wordsDerivedbird-cherry ermine