Picasso moth
Syllables: Pic·as·so moth/pɪˌkæsəʊ ˈmɒθ//pɪˌkɑːsoʊ ˈmɔθ/
Picasso moth noun: a species of moth, Baorisa hieroglyphica, native to parts of northeastern India and Southeast Asia, with lines and spots on its wings thought to resemble modernist art.
Noun
Picasso moth (plural Picasso moths)
- A species of moth, Baorisa hieroglyphica, native to parts of northeastern India and Southeast Asia, with lines and spots on its wings thought to resemble modernist art.
Forms of Picasso moth
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Origin of Picasso moth
From Picasso + moth, named after the Spanish artist Pablo Picasso (1881–1973) as the moth’s wing colouration is reminiscent of his artwork.
Words that rhyme with Picasso moth
Questions about Picasso moth
- What does Picasso moth mean?
- Picasso moth means a species of moth, Baorisa hieroglyphica, native to parts of northeastern India and Southeast Asia, with lines and spots on its wings thought to resemble modernist art.
- What part of speech is Picasso moth?
- Picasso moth is a noun.
- How do you pronounce Picasso moth?
- Picasso moth is pronounced /pɪˌkæsəʊ ˈmɒθ/ (UK).
- What is the plural of Picasso moth?
- The plural of Picasso moth is Picasso moths.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: Picasso moth (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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