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moth lacewings

moth lacewings is the plural of moth lacewing.

Meaning of moth lacewing

Noun

moth lacewing (plural moth lacewings)

  1. Any insect of the family Ithonidae.
    • He was also a great collector of the Moth-Lacewings, and the Silky-Lacewings, one of which, a small and delicate species, Psychopsella gallardi, was named in honour of him.1936, Australian Museum Trust, Nature in Australia, page 145
    Synonyms:
    ithonid

Questions about moth lacewings

What is moth lacewings the plural of?
Moth lacewings is the plural of moth lacewing.

Words near moth lacewings in the dictionary

  1. moth butterfly
  2. moth flies
  3. moth flour
  4. moth fly
  5. moth lacewing
  6. moth lacewings
  7. moth mullein
  8. moth orchid
  9. moth orchids
  10. moth-ball
  11. moth-balls

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