noun
Meaning 1
Any moth of the family Noctuidae.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Phrase guide
owlet moth
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noun
Meaning 2
usually dull-colored medium-sized nocturnal moth; the usually smooth-bodied larvae are destructive agricultural pests
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: noctuid moth, noctuid
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: moth
Narrower terms: underwing, antler moth, Cerapteryx graminis, heliothis moth, Heliothis zia, armyworm, Pseudaletia unipuncta, Spodoptera exigua, Spodoptera frugiperda
History
Etymology
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Across languages
Translations
14 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: нощенка (noštenka) — moth of family Noctuidae
- Chinese Mandarin: 夜蛾 (yè'é) — moth of family Noctuidae
- Czech: můra — moth of family Noctuidae
- Finnish: yökkönen — moth of family Noctuidae
- French: noctuelle — moth of family Noctuidae
- German: Eule — moth of family Noctuidae
- German: Eulenfalter — moth of family Noctuidae
- Hungarian: bagolylepke — moth of family Noctuidae
- Japanese: 夜蛾 (yaga) — moth of family Noctuidae
- Korean: 밤나방 (bamnabang) — moth of family Noctuidae
- Polish: sówka — moth of family Noctuidae
- Russian: ноктуи́да (noktuída) — moth of family Noctuidae
- Swedish: nattfly — moth of family Noctuidae
- Welsh: noswyfyn — moth of family Noctuidae