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budmoth

budmoth noun: any of various moths, whose caterpillars are the budworms.

Noun

budmoth (plural budmoths)

  1. Any of various moths, whose caterpillars are the budworms.
    • This may be because with warmer temperatures, the budmoth larvae develop sooner, before their food source, the larch needles, becomes available.2007 January 23, Henry Fountain, “A Bird’s-Eye View of Ski Trails’ Perils”, in New York Times

Forms of budmoth

pluralbudmoths

Origin of budmoth

From bud + moth.

Questions about budmoth

What does budmoth mean?
Budmoth means any of various moths, whose caterpillars are the budworms.
What part of speech is budmoth?
Budmoth is a noun.
What is the plural of budmoth?
The plural of budmoth is budmoths.

Words near budmoth in the dictionary

  1. budlings
  2. Budlong
  3. Budlongs
  4. budmash
  5. budmashes
  6. budmoth
  7. budmoths
  8. budnamed
  9. budneck
  10. budnecks
  11. Budney

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