POTATO MOTH

Meaning of POTATO MOTH in English

a gelechiid moth, Phthorimaea operculella, the larvae of which feed on the leaves and bore into the tubers of potatoes and other solanaceous plants.

[ 1890-95 ]

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

POTATO MOTH — noun or potato tuber moth : a grayish brown gelechild moth ( Phthorimaea operculella ) whose larva is the potato …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MOTH — tinea. MOTHEATEN: rodet de tineas
English interlingue dictionary
MOTH — anunugba
English-Visayan vocabulary
POTATO — I Herbaceous annual ( Solanum tuberosum ) in the nightshade family . One of the world's main food crops, the …
Английский словарь Британика
MOTH — I Any of several thousand lepidopteran species, found in all but polar habitats. Moths are chiefly nocturnal and have a …
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
POTATO — pəˈtād.(ˌ)ō, -ād.ə, -ātə sometimes pəd.ˈād.- noun ( -es ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Spanish patata, batata, from Taino batata 1. …
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
POTATO — /peuh tay"toh, -teuh/ , n. , pl. potatoes . 1. Also called Irish potato, white potato . the edible tuber …
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
POTATO — pə-ˈdā-, bə- noun ( plural -toes ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Spanish batata, from Taino Date: 1565 1. : sweet …
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
POTATO — noun the sweet potato (see below). 2. potato ·noun a plant (solanum tuberosum) of the nightshade family, and its esculent …
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
POTATO — [po.ta.to] n, pl -toes often attrib [Sp batata, fr. Taino] (1565) 1: sweet potato 2. a: an erect So. American …
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
POTATO — (Solanum tuberosum), one of some 150 tuber-bearing species of the genus Solanum (family Solanaceae). The potato (common potato, white potato, …
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
POTATO — potato BrE AmE pə ˈteɪt əʊ !!bə- AmE \ pə ˈteɪt̬ oʊ pət̬ ˈeɪt̬-, -ə ▷ potato|es z ▶ po …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
MOTH — moth BrE AmE mɒθ AmE mɔːθ mɑːθ ▷ moths mɒθs AmE mɔːðz mɑːðz, mɔːθs, mɑːθs
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
POTATO — / pəˈteɪtəʊ; NAmE -toʊ/ noun [ C , U ] ( pl. -oes ) a round white vegetable with a …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
POTATO — po ‧ ta ‧ to S2 /pəˈteɪtəʊ $ -toʊ/ BrE AmE noun ( plural potatoes ) [ Date: 1500-1600 ; …
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
POTATO — n. (pl. -oes) 1 a starchy plant tuber that is cooked and used for food. 2 the plant, Solanum tuberosum, …
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
POTATO — n. (pl. -oes) 1. a starchy plant tuber that is cooked and used for food. 2 the plant, Solanum tuberosum, …
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
POTATO — ( potatoes) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. Potatoes are quite round …
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
POTATO — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a tomato/potato/bean etc plant ▪ Bean plants are easy to grow. couch potato fruit/potato salad …
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
POTATO — [noun] [plural] potatoes - a roundish white vegetable with a light brown, red or pink skin which grows underground and …
Cambridge English vocab
MOTH — [noun] [C] - an winged insect which is similar to a butterfly, usually flies at night, and is attracted to …
Cambridge English vocab
POTATO — n. Colorado potato beetle potato bug Irish Potato Famine potato beetle sweet potato
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
POTATO — n. Herbaceous annual ( Solanum tuberosum ) in the nightshade family . One of the world's main food crops, the …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
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
MOTH — noun Moth is used after these nouns: ↑ silk
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
POTATO — сущ. 1) картофель (растение) to bake potato ≈ печь картофель to boil potato ≈ отваривать картофель to fry potato ≈ …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
MOTH
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
POTATO — potato.ogg pəʹteıt|əʋ n ( pl -oes -pəʹteıtəʋz ) 1. 1> бот. картофель ( Solanum tuberosum ) potato haulm /foliage, vine/ …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
POTATO — картофель, картофельный crane-type potato loader — загрузчик картофеля кранового типа - potato combine - potato loader
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
POTATO — potato сущ.1) картофель (растение) to bake potato — печь картофель to boil potato — отваривать картофель to fry potato — …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
POTATO — n ( pl -oes -pəʹteıtəʋz ) 1. 1> бот. картофель ( Solanum tuberosum ) potato haulm /foliage, vine/ - картофельная …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
POTATO — сущ. 1) картофель ( растение ) to bake potato — печь картофель to boil potato — отваривать картофель to fry …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
MOTH
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
POTATO — сущ. 1) картофель (растение) to bake potato — печь картофель to boil potato — отваривать картофель to fry potato — жарить картофель в масле to …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
MOTH
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
POTATO — картофель (Solanum tuberosum) - air potato - aquatic potato - Canada potato - Chinese potato - Dakotah potato - duck potato - Hausa potato - hog potato - Indian …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
MOTH — моль; бабочка - alder daggermoth - alder moth - almond moth - American moon moth - Angoumois grain moth - antique tussock moth - antler moth - apple …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
POTATO — картофель ( Solanum tuberosum ) - air potato - aquatic potato - Canada potato - Chinese potato - Dakotah potato …
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь
MOTH — моль; бабочка - alder daggermoth - alder moth - almond moth - American moon moth - Angoumois grain moth - …
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь
POTATO — n AmE sl 1) He bumped his potato on a desk — Он ударился башкой о стол I got a nasty bump on …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики - Глазунов
POTATO — n AmE sl 1) He bumped his potato on a desk — Он ударился башкой о стол I got a …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики
POTATO — potato n AmE sl 1. He bumped his potato on a desk Он ударился башкой о стол I got a …
Англо-Русский новый словарь современного неформального английского языка
POTATO — 1) He bumped his potato on a desk — Он ударился башкой о стол I got a nasty bump on …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современного неформального английского
POTATO — сущ. 1) картофель (растение) to bake potato ≈ печь картофель to boil potato ≈ отваривать картофель to fry potato ≈ …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
MOTH
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь

Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary

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