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magpie moth

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Any of several moths that resemble magpies in color or pattern.

Tiger moths of genus Nyctemera (Arctiidae), of Australasia

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noun

Meaning 2

Any of several moths that resemble magpies in color or pattern.

Small magpie (Anania hortulata, Pyralidae, syn. Eurrhypara hortulata), of North America;

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noun

Meaning 3

Any of several moths that resemble magpies in color or pattern.

Any of species Abraxas grossulariata (Geometridae), of North America and Europe.

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Across languages

Translations

8 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: бодлива педомерка (bodliva pedomerka) — Abraxas grossulariata
  • French: zérène du groseillier — Abraxas grossulariata
  • French: phalène mouchetée — Abraxas grossulariata
  • German: Stachelbeerspanner — Abraxas grossulariata
  • Māori: mōkarakara — Abraxas grossulariata
  • Polish: plamiec agreściak — Abraxas grossulariata
  • Ukrainian: п'ядун аґрусовий (pʺjadun agrusovyj) — Abraxas grossulariata
  • Welsh: brith y cyrens — Abraxas grossulariata