HAWK MOTH

Meaning of HAWK MOTH in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ noun ]

Date: 1785

: any of a family (Sphingidae) of stout-bodied moths with a long proboscis, long narrow more or less pointed forewings, and small hind wings — called also sphinx

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HAWK MOTH — noun Date: 1785 any of a family (Sphingidae) of stout-bodied moths with a long proboscis, long narrow more or less …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
HAWK MOTH — or sphinx moth Any moth of the lepidopteran family Sphingidae. Found worldwide, these stout-bodied moths have long, narrow forewings and …
Английский словарь Британика
HAWK MOTH — () Any moth of the family Sphingidae, of which there are numerous genera and species. They are large, handsome moths, …
Английский словарь Webster
HAWK MOTH — Any moth of the family Sphingidae, of which there are numerous genera and species. They are large, handsome moths, which …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
HAWK MOTH — any of numerous moths of the family Sphingidae, noted for their very swift flight and ability to hover while sipping …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
HAWK MOTH — any moth of the family sphingidae, of which there are numerous genera and species. they are large, handsome moths, which …
Webster English vocab
HAWK MOTH — also called Sphinx Moth, or Hummingbird Moth (family Sphingidae), any member of cosmopolitan insects (order Lepidoptera), named for their hovering, …
Britannica English vocabulary
HAWK MOTH — or sphinx moth Any moth of the lepidopteran family Sphingidae. Found worldwide, these stout-bodied moths have long, narrow forewings and …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
HAWK-MOTH — n. Death's head moth.
Dictionary of English Synonyms
HAWK-MOTH — Энтузиаст
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
HAWK-MOTH — Фантазер
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
HAWK-MOTH — Мечтатель
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
HAWK MOTH — Энтузиаст
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
HAWK MOTH — Фантазер
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
HAWK MOTH — Мечтатель
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
MOTH — tinea. MOTHEATEN: rodet de tineas
English interlingue dictionary
MOTH — anunugba
English-Visayan vocabulary
MOTH — I Any of several thousand lepidopteran species, found in all but polar habitats. Moths are chiefly nocturnal and have a …
Английский словарь Британика
HAWK — I Any of many small to medium-sized, diurnal Accipiter . The term is often applied to other birds in the …
Английский словарь Британика
MOTH — I. ˈmȯ]th also ˈmä] noun ( plural moths ]thz, ]ths, ]z\) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English mothe, from Old …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HAWK — I. ˈhȯk noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English hauk, from Old English hafoc, heafoc; akin to Old High German …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MOTH — (n.) Any lepidopterous insect that feeds upon garments, grain, etc.; as, the clothes moth; grain moth; bee moth. See these …
Английский словарь Webster
MOTH — (n.) Any nocturnal lepidopterous insect, or any not included among the butterflies; as, the luna moth; Io moth; hawk moth.
Английский словарь Webster
HAWK — (v. i.) To make an attack while on the wing; to soar and strike like a hawk; -- generally with …
Английский словарь Webster
HAWK — (n.) One of numerous species and genera of rapacious birds of the family Falconidae. They differ from the true falcons …
Английский словарь Webster
MOTH — ( n. ) Any nocturnal lepidopterous insect, or any not included among the butterflies; as, the luna moth; Io moth; …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
MOTH — ( n. ) Any lepidopterous insect that feeds upon garments, grain, etc.; as, the clothes moth; grain moth; bee moth. …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
HAWK — ( v. i. ) To make an attack while on the wing; to soar and strike like a hawk; -- …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
HAWK — ( n. ) One of numerous species and genera of rapacious birds of the family Falconidae. They differ from the …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
MOTH — /mawth, moth/ , n. , pl. moths /mawdhz, modhz, mawths, moths/ . 1. any of numerous insects of the order …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
HAWK — hawk 1 — hawklike , adj. /hawk/ , n. 1. any of numerous birds of prey of the family Accipitridae, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
HAWK — v. work as a peddler, sell one's goods by going from place to place; peddle; hunt with a hawk; glide …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
HAWK — I. ˈhȯk noun Etymology: Middle English hauk, from Old English hafoc; akin to Old High German habuh hawk, Russian kobets …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
MOTH — noun ( plural moths ˈmȯthz, ˈmȯths) Etymology: Middle English mothe, from Old English moththe; akin to Middle High German motte …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
MOTH — noun a mote. 2. moth ·noun anything which gradually and silently eats, consumes, or wastes any other thing. 3. moth …
Webster English vocab
HAWK — vt to raise by hawking, as phlegm. 2. hawk ·noun a small board, with a handle on the under side, …
Webster English vocab
MOTH — [moth] n, pl moths [ME mothe, fr. OE moththe; akin to MHG motte moth] (bef. 12c) 1: clothes moth 2: …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
HAWK — [hawk] n [ME hauk, fr. OE hafoc; akin to OHG habuh hawk, Russ kobets a falcon] (bef. 12c) 1: any …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
MOTH — South African day-flying moth (Euchromia formosa) any of several thousand species of usually nocturnal insects belonging to about 47 families …
Britannica English vocabulary
HAWK — any of many small to medium-sized diurnal birds of prey, particularly those in the genus Accipiter, known as the true …
Britannica English vocabulary
MOTH — moth BrE AmE mɒθ AmE mɔːθ mɑːθ ▷ moths mɒθs AmE mɔːðz mɑːðz, mɔːθs, mɑːθs
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
HAWK — hawk BrE AmE hɔːk hɑːk ▷ hawked hɔːkt hɑːkt ▷ hawking ˈhɔːk ɪŋ ˈhɑːk- ▷ hawks hɔːks hɑːks ▶ ˈ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
MOTH — moth /mɒθ $ mɒːθ/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Language: Old English ; Origin: moththe ] an insect related to …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
HAWK — I. hawk 1 /hɔːk $ hɒːk/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Language: Old English ; Origin: hafoc ] 1 . …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
HAWK — n. & v. --n. 1 any of various diurnal birds of prey of the family Accipitridae, having a characteristic curved …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
MOTH — n. 1 any usu. nocturnal insect of the order Lepidoptera excluding butterflies, having a stout body and without clubbed antennae. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
HAWK — n. & v. n. 1 any of various diurnal birds of prey of the family Accipitridae, having a characteristic curved …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
MOTH — n.1 any usu. nocturnal insect of the order Lepidoptera excluding butterflies, having a stout body and without clubbed antennae. 2 …
Oxford English vocab
HAWK — 1. n. & v. --n. 1. any of various diurnal birds of prey of the family Accipitridae, having a characteristic …
Oxford English vocab
MOTH — ( moths) A moth is an insect like a butterfly which usually flies about at night. N-COUNT
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HAWK — ( hawks, hawking, hawked) 1. A hawk is a large bird with a short, hooked beak, sharp claws, and very …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MOTH — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE female ▪ When the evening comes the female spruce budworm moth rises up on …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
HAWK — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ VERB watch ▪ He seemed to be watching her like a hawk , waiting …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
MOTH — [noun] [C] - an winged insect which is similar to a butterfly, usually flies at night, and is attracted to …
Cambridge English vocab
MOTH — n. owlet moth bagworm moth gypsy moth hawk moth sphinx moth luna moth saturniid moth giant silkworm moth silkworm moth …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
MOTH — n. Any of several thousand lepidopteran species, found in all but polar habitats. Moths are chiefly nocturnal and have a …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
HAWK — n. pigeon hawk fish hawk Black Hawk hawk moth duck hawk sparrow hawk War Hawk Hawks Howard Winchester Hawking radiation …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
HAWK — n. Any of many small to medium-sized, diurnal birds of prey , particularly those in the genus Accipiter . The …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
HAWK — Ware hawk; the word to look sharp, a bye-word when a bailiff passes. Hawk also signifies a sharper, in opposition …
Slang English vocab
MOTH — noun Moth is used after these nouns: ↑ silk
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
HAWK — I. noun HAWK + VERB ▪ hover ▪ swoop , swoop down ▪ The ~ swooped low over the field. …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
MOTH — n. 25B6; noun . See list. Moths See also butterfly . lobster moth angle shades luna moth atlas moth magpie …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
MOTH — By the Hebrew word we are certainly to understand some species of clothes-moth (tinea). Reference to the destructive habits of …
Smith's Bible English Dictionary
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