English Explanatory Dictionary

false owlet moth

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

Any moth of the subfamily Thyatirinae, resembling moths of the family Noctuidae.

Word forms

false owlet moth false owlet moths

Etymology

From false + owlet moth. False owlet moths are in the family Drepanidae, whereas the 'true' owlet moths are in Noctuidae.

Related words

Thyatirinae

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