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ermine moth

ermine moth noun: a white moth with black spots (especially Yponomeuta padella of Europe).

Noun

ermine moth (plural ermine moths)

  1. A white moth with black spots (especially Yponomeuta padella of Europe).
  2. Any of the family Yponomeutidae.
  3. Any of certain white bombycid moths of America.

Forms of ermine moth

pluralermine moths

Origin of ermine moth

From the resemblance to ermine.

Words formed from ermine moth

  • American ermine moth
  • apple ermine moth
  • apple small ermine moth
  • bird-cherry ermine
  • buff ermine moth
  • chestnut ermine moth
  • hop-tree ermine moth
  • juniper ermine moth
  • large-spot ermine moth
  • light ermine moth
  • orchard ermine
  • spindle ermine moth Yponomeuta cagnagella)
  • white ermine moth
  • willow ermine moth

Questions about ermine moth

What does ermine moth mean?
Ermine moth means a white moth with black spots (especially Yponomeuta padella of Europe).
What part of speech is ermine moth?
Ermine moth is a noun.
What is the plural of ermine moth?
The plural of ermine moth is ermine moths.

Words near ermine moth in the dictionary

  1. Ermengarde
  2. Ermentraut
  3. ermergerd
  4. ermin
  5. ermine
  6. ermine moth
  7. ermine moths
  8. erminea
  9. ermineas
  10. ermined
  11. erminee

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