English Explanatory Dictionary

ermine moth

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A white moth with black spots (especially Yponomeuta padella of Europe).
  2. Any of the family Yponomeutidae.
  3. Any of certain white bombycid moths of America.

Word forms

ermine moth ermine moths

Etymology

From the resemblance to ermine.

Derived words

American ermine moth apple ermine moth apple small ermine moth bird-cherry ermine buff ermine moth chestnut ermine moth hop-tree ermine moth juniper ermine moth large-spot ermine moth light ermine moth orchard ermine spindle ermine moth Yponomeuta cagnagella) white ermine moth willow ermine moth
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