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silver Y

silver Y noun: a species Autographa gamma of moths, having distinctive Y-shaped marks on their forewings.

Noun

silver Y (plural silver Ys)

  1. A species Autographa gamma of moths, having distinctive Y-shaped marks on their forewings.
    • The differences between the silver-y moth and its two newly described siblings – Autographa messmeri and A. voelkeri – are rather less obvious.1992, BBC Wildlife, volume 11, page 69
    • There are a few day-flying exceptions such as hummingbird hawk-moths, silver Ys, cinnabars, scarlet tigers and burnets but, in general, knowledge of moths lags behind that of butterflies.2015, Norman Maclean, A Less Green and Pleasant Land, page 223
    Synonyms:
    Y-moth

Synonyms of silver Y

Forms of silver Y

pluralsilver Ys
alternative formsilver-y

Questions about silver Y

What does silver Y mean?
Silver Y means a species Autographa gamma of moths, having distinctive Y-shaped marks on their forewings.
What part of speech is silver Y?
Silver Y is a noun.
What is the plural of silver Y?
The plural of silver Y is silver Ys.

Words near silver Y in the dictionary

  1. silver wattle
  2. silver wedding
  3. silver weddings
  4. silver white
  5. silver whiting
  6. silver Y
  7. silver Ys
  8. silver-backed fox
  9. silver-backed foxes
  10. silver-beet
  11. silver-beets

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