moth (n)

n02283201

type n
lex_filenum 05
def typically crepuscular or nocturnal insect having a stout body and feathery or hairlike antennae
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Hypernym lepidopterous insect, lepidopteron, lepidopteran
Derivationally related form moth → mothy
Hyponym moth miller, miller; tortricid, tortricid moth; lymantriid, tussock moth; geometrid, geometrid moth; pyralid, pyralid moth; tineoid, tineoid moth; gelechiid, gelechiid moth; noctuid moth, noctuid, owlet moth; hawkmoth, hawk moth, sphingid, sphinx moth, hummingbird moth; bombycid, bombycid moth, silkworm moth; saturniid, saturniid moth; arctiid, arctiid moth; lasiocampid, lasiocampid moth; tent-caterpillar moth, Malacosoma americana
Incoming links
Derivationally related form mothy → moth
Hyponym lepidopterous insect, lepidopteron, lepidopteran
Hypernym moth miller, miller; tortricid, tortricid moth; lymantriid, tussock moth; geometrid, geometrid moth; pyralid, pyralid moth; tineoid, tineoid moth; gelechiid, gelechiid moth; noctuid moth, noctuid, owlet moth; hawkmoth, hawk moth, sphingid, sphinx moth, hummingbird moth; bombycid, bombycid moth, silkworm moth; saturniid, saturniid moth; arctiid, arctiid moth; lasiocampid, lasiocampid moth; tent-caterpillar moth, Malacosoma americana

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