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black-arched moth

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A black-and-white moth of species Lymantria monacha.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Synonyms: nun moth

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10 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Dutch: nonvlinder — species of moth
  • French: bombyx moine — species of moth
  • German: Nonne — species of moth
  • German: Fichtenspinner — species of moth
  • Italian: falena monaca — species of moth
  • Latvian: egļu mūķene — species of moth
  • Spanish: lagarta monacha — species of moth
  • Spanish: mariposa moncha — species of moth
  • Spanish: mariposa monja — species of moth
  • Swedish: tofsspinnare — species of moth