单词 | ear moth |
释义 | > as lemmasear moth ear moth n. any of several European or Eurasian noctuid moths of the genus Amphipoea, having brown forewings with pale ear-shaped markings; often with distinguishing word.Cf. golden ear n. at golden adj. and n. Compounds 3b. ΚΠ 1819 G. Samouelle Entomologist's Compend. 467/3 (index) Ear moth, golden. 1954 Country Life 18 Nov. 1778 (caption) A giant ear moth found recently in south-east England. 2009 C. Manley Brit. Moths & Butterflies (rev. ed.) 244/1 All four ‘ear’ moths are very similar and can only be reliably distinguished by genitalia examination. < as lemmas |
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