BROWN-TAIL MOTH

Meaning of BROWN-TAIL MOTH in English

/brown"tayl'/

a white moth, Nygmia phaerrhoea, having a brown tuft at the end of the abdomen, the larvae of which feed on the foliage of various shade and fruit trees. Also called browntail .

[ 1775-85 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012

BROWN-TAIL MOTH — noun Date: 1782 a European tussock moth ( Euproctis chrysorrhoea ) introduced in the United States and having larvae which …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
BROWN-TAIL MOTH — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷- noun also browntail ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ; or brown-tailed moth ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷- : a white-winged moth ( Nygmia phaeorrhoea ) of the …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BROWN-TAIL MOTH — noun Date: 1782 : a European tussock moth ( Euproctis chrysorrhoea ) introduced in the United States and having larvae …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BROWN-TAIL MOTH — Pronunciation: ' brau ̇ n- ˌ t ā l- Function: noun Date: 1782 : a European tussock moth ( Euproctis …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
BROWN-TAIL MOTH — [brown-tail moth] n (1782): a tussock moth (Euproctis chrysorrhoea) introduced in the U.S. and having larvae which feed on foliage …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BROWN-TAIL MOTH — энт. златогузка (энтомология) златогузка (Nygmia phaeorrhoea)
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
BROWN-TAIL MOTH — энт. златогузка ( Nygmia phaeorrhoea )
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
BROWN-TAIL MOTH — энт. златогузка
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
BROWN-TAIL MOTH — энт. златогузка ( Nygmia phaeorrhoea )
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
BROWN-TAIL MOTH — энт. златогузка ( Nygmia phaeorrhoea )
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
BROWN-TAIL MOTH — златогузка (Euproctis phaeorrhaea)
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
BROWN-TAIL MOTH — златогузка ( Euproctis phaeorrhaea )
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь
BROWN-TAIL MOTH — энт. златогузка (энтомология) златогузка (Nygmia phaeorrhoea)
Новый большой 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
TAIL
Webster's New International English Dictionary
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
BROWN
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
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
TAIL — tail 1 — tailer , n. — tailless , adj. — taillessly , adv. — taillessness , n. — taillike …
Random House Webster's 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
BROWN — — brownish, browny , adj. — brownness , n. /brown/ , n., adj., browner, brownest , v. n. 1. a …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
TAIL — I. ˈtāl noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old English tægel; akin to Old High German zagal tail, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BROWN — I. ˈbrau̇n adjective Etymology: Middle English broun, from Old English brūn; akin to Old High German brūn brown, Greek phrynē …
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
TAIL — noun ·see tailing, ·noun, 5. 2. tail ·noun limitation; abridgment. 3. tail ·noun ·same·as tailing, 4. 4. tail ·vt to …
Webster English vocab
MOTH — noun a mote. 2. moth ·noun anything which gradually and silently eats, consumes, or wastes any other thing. 3. moth …
Webster English vocab
BROWN — vi to become brown. 2. brown ·vt to make brown or dusky. 3. brown ·vt to make brown by scorching …
Webster English vocab
TAIL — [tail] n, often attrib [ME, fr. OE taegel; akin to OHG zagal tail, MIr dual lock of hair] (bef. 12c) …
Merriam-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
BROWN — [brown] adj [ME broun, fr. OE brun; akin to OHG brun brown, Gk phryne toad] (bef. 12c): of the color …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
TAIL — in zoology, prolongation of the backbone beyond the trunk of the body, or any slender projection resembling such a structure. …
Britannica English vocabulary
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
MOTH — moth BrE AmE mɒθ AmE mɔːθ mɑːθ ▷ moths mɒθs AmE mɔːðz mɑːðz, mɔːθs, mɑːθs
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
BROWN — brown, Brown BrE AmE braʊn ▷ browned braʊnd ▷ browner ˈbraʊn ə AmE \ - ə r ▷ brownest ˈbraʊn …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
TAIL — / teɪl; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun OF BIRD / ANIMAL / FISH 1. [ C ] the …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BROWN — / braʊn; NAmE / adjective , noun , verb ■ adjective ( brown·er , brown·est ) 1. having the colour …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TAIL
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
MOTH — moth /mɒθ $ mɒːθ/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Language: Old English ; Origin: moththe ] an insect related to …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BROWN — I. brown 1 S2 W2 /braʊn/ BrE AmE adjective [ Language: Old English ; Origin: brun ] 1 . having …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BROWN
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
TAIL — n. & v. 1 the hindmost part of an animal, esp. when prolonged beyond the rest of the body. 2 …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
BROWN
Английский основной разговорный словарь
TAIL — n. & v. 1 the hindmost part of an animal, esp. when prolonged beyond the rest of the body. 2 …
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. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BROWN
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
TAIL — 1. n. & v. 1. the hindmost part of an animal, esp. when prolonged beyond the rest of the body. …
Oxford English vocab
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
BROWN
Oxford English vocab
TAIL — ( tails, tailing, tailed) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. The tail …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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
BROWN — ( browner, brownest, browns, browning, browned) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TAIL — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a dog wags its tail (= moves its tail from side to side to …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
MOTH — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE female ▪ When the evening comes the female spruce budworm moth rises up on …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BROWN — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a brown/white etc envelope ▪ There was a large brown envelope on his desk. …
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
BROWN — Synonyms and related words : Argos brown, Bordeaux, Cologne brown, Mexican red, Roman umber, Saint Benoit, Turkey umber, acorn, alesan, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
MOTH — noun Moth is used after these nouns: ↑ silk
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary

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