moth
Any flying insect of the order Lepidoptera not in the superfamily Papilionoidea, most…Any flying insect of the order Lepidoptera not in the superfamily Papilionoidea, most species of which are nocturnal and can be distinguished from butterflies by feather-like antennae.
» Is it a butterfly or a moth?
Ist es ein Schmetterling oder eine Motte?
Ist das ein Schmetterling oder eine Motte?
Это бабочка или мотылёк?
Это бабочка или моль?
Це метелик чи моль?
Meaning
5 sensesAny flying insect of the order Lepidoptera not in the superfamily Papilionoidea, most species of which are nocturnal and can be distinguished from butterflies by feather-like antennae.
Motte, Nachtfalter
мольmolʹ, мотылёкmotyljók, ночна́я ба́бочкаnočnája bábočka
мільmilʹ
(figuratively)Anything that gradually and silently eats, consumes, or wastes any other thing.
(countable, uncountable)A moth bean plant (Vigna aconitifolia).
Mattenbohne
(Ireland, slang)A girlfriend.
(dated)A liver spot, especially an irregular or feathery one.
- typically crepuscular or nocturnal insect having a stout body and feathery or hairlike antennae
Examples
54 sentencesIs it a butterfly or a moth?
Це метелик чи моль?
ruЭто бабочка или мотылёк?
deIst es ein Schmetterling oder eine Motte?
Moths are attracted by light.
Нічних метеликів вабить світло.
ruМотыльков привлекает свет.
deMotten werden von Licht angezogen.
We must replace this moth-eaten carpet.
deWir müssen diesen mottenzerfressenen Teppich ersetzen.
It's a moth.
The scent of cedar repels moths.
ruЗапах кедра отпугивает моль.
deZederngeruch vertreibt Motten.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English moth, moththe, motthe, moght, mohþe, mouȝte, from Old English moþþe, mFrom Middle English moth, moththe, motthe, moght, mohþe, mouȝte, from Old English moþþe, mohþe, mohþa, from Proto-West Germanic *moþþā, from Proto-Germanic *maþô ~ *muttaz (“insect, worm, maggot”), from Proto-Indo-European *mutn-, *mut- (“worm”).
From Hindi मोठ (moṭh); see moth bean.
Alternative form of mot (“woman; wife”), likely under influence from Irish maith (“goodness”).
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