| 单词 | death moth |
| 释义 | > as lemmasdeath moth death moth n. a real or imaginary moth that is said to herald a death; cf. death's head moth n. at death's head n. Compounds 2. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > Heterocera > [noun] > family Sphingidae > acherontia atropos (death's-head moth) death's head moth1778 death moth1820 the world > the supernatural > supernatural being > mythical creature or object > [noun] > imaginary persons or creatures man in the moon1596 Briarean1598 phantasim1598 mooncalf1638 splacknuck1726 Idomenian1764 little green man1802 ring-tailed roarer1828 Belsnickel1830 ice worm1830 catawampus1843 whangdoodle1852 Prince Charming1855 boojum1876 snark1879 Easter rabbit1881 Easter bunny1900 death moth1910 Moomin1950 energy vampire1967 tooth fairy1977 1820 J. Keats Ode on Melancholy in Lamia & Other Poems 140 Nor let the beetle, nor the death-moth be Your mournful Psyche. 1910 M. J. Cawein Shadow Garden ii. 72 The death-moth ticks behind the tapestry; And ever above and all around me is The ceaseless winnowing of unearthly wings. 2010 Detroit News (Nexis) 18 Sept. c1 He says he felt something in his throat, like a ‘death moth’ had flown through the window and into his mouth. < as lemmas |
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