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Meanings of moth in English
Russian
de havilland moth Usage of moth in English
1
The slake-moth wheeled nervously over the dangerous city and headed for home.
2
Kitty had just caught a moth in the flame of the candle.
3
The second moth followed the first, and the spray showered the apron.
4
He made the moth his starting-point in seeking to regenerate the race.
5
The moth came out at once; but its glorious colours never developed.
6
The South Island lichen moth is also known as the zebra moth.
7
He consulted a standdard work to learn more about the gypsy moth.
8
But to move quickly, he realized, was to risk the slake-moth's attention.
9
To her surprise it opened quite easily, and two moth-balls dropped out.
10
That way, they kept the slake-moth behind them, visible in the mirrors.
11
The cotton moth has been known to sail 1500 miles this way.
12
Yet the flame itself drew him as the candle draws the moth.
13
The next morning the last moth was mounted, and the housework finished.
14
Teolin sat down wrapped in his moth-eaten bearskin and set to work.
15
The peach and apricot borer is the larva of a clear-wing moth.
16
They did not move fast, and the slake-moth did not seem concerned.
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Translations for moth
Catalan
Moth through the time
Moth across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
New Zealand
Common
United States of America
Common