| 单词 | moon moth |
| 释义 | > as lemmasmoon moth moon moth n. any of several large pale silk moths of the family Saturniidae, esp. (more fully Indian moon moth) Actias selene and (more fully Spanish moon moth) Graellsia isabellae; cf. luna moth at luna n. ΚΠ 1868 Amer. Naturalist 2 187 The pale-green, satin-robed Moon moth (Attacus luna). 1901 Atlantic Monthly Aug. 254 Lured by the lamp, a moon moth floated in, dyed for a moment its rare pale translucence in the glowing light, and then..sank to a disfigured death. 1974 Proc. Royal Soc. B. 187 136 Actias selene (Hübner), the Indian moon moth, a native of Asia. The silk is dark and not used commercially. 2001 Mirror (Nexis) 6 Sept. 21 A rare Spanish moon moth with a 7in wingspan was caught by a car park attendant in Cornwall. < as lemmas |
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