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cabbage moth

cabbage moth noun: the common white and black butterfly, Pieris brassicae, of the family Pieridae.

Noun

cabbage moth (plural cabbage moths)

  1. (UK, informal) The common white and black butterfly, Pieris brassicae, of the family Pieridae.
  2. (Australia, informal) The common white and black butterfly, Pieris rapae, of the family Pieridae.
  3. diamondback moth, Plutella xylostella.

Forms of cabbage moth

pluralcabbage moths

Questions about cabbage moth

What does cabbage moth mean?
Cabbage moth means the common white and black butterfly, Pieris brassicae, of the family Pieridae.
What part of speech is cabbage moth?
Cabbage moth is a noun.
What is the plural of cabbage moth?
The plural of cabbage moth is cabbage moths.

Words near cabbage moth in the dictionary

  1. cabbage heads
  2. cabbage lettuce
  3. cabbage lettuces
  4. cabbage looper
  5. cabbage loopers
  6. cabbage moth
  7. cabbage moths
  8. Cabbage Night
  9. Cabbage Nights
  10. cabbage on a stick
  11. cabbage palm

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