moth
pronunciation
How to pronounce moth in British English:
UK [mɒθ]
How to pronounce moth in American English:
US [mɔːθ]
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- Noun:
- typically crepuscular or nocturnal insect having a stout body and feathery or hairlike antennae
Word Origin
- moth (n.)
- Old English moððe (Northumbrian mohðe), common Germanic (Old Norse motti, Middle Dutch motte, Dutch mot, German Motte "moth"), perhaps related to Old English maða "maggot," or from the root of midge (q.v.). Until 16c. used mostly of the larva and usually in reference to devouring clothes (see Matt. vi:20).
Example
- 1. What do a hummingbird , a moth , and a maple tree have in common ?
- 2. These fishy cases are reminiscent of the peppered moth in britain .
- 3. Kuala lumpur , malaysia : a dead moth is caught in a dew-covered spider 's web
- 4. Like a human fingernail allowed to grow entirely too long , the ' nose ' of this particular moth curls into itself .
- 5. When the photovoltaic lights on the deck came on , we knew the last bits of sun were about to disappear , which would be followed by a huge black moth that dropped in on the patio every night for a look .