puss mothn.

Brit.

/ˈpʊs mɒθ/, U.S.

/ˈpʊs ˌmɔθ/,

/ˈpʊs ˌmɑθ/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: puss n.¹, moth n.¹

Etymology: < puss n.¹ + moth n.¹, so called from its downy appearance which resembles a cat's fur.

A large furry Eurasian moth, Cerura vinula (family Notodontidae), which is greyish white with darker markings, and whose boldly marked caterpillar rears up when threatened, waving whip-like rear appendages and squirting an irritant fluid from the thorax. Cf. puss caterpillar n. at puss n.¹ Compounds 2.

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1769 J. Berkenhout Outl. Nat. Hist. Great Brit. & Ireland I. 141 Vinula. Puss moth.

1806 G. Shaw Gen. Zool. VI. 228 This moth, from its unusually downy appearance, has obtained the popular title of the Puss Moth.

1869 E. Newman Illustr. Nat. Hist. Brit. Moths 216 When the caterpillars of the Puss-moth are about..to form their cocoons, the whole ground colour changes to a dull brown.

1911 Folk-lore 22 454 Caterpillars of the death's head or the puss moth.

1967 E. B. Ford Moths (ed. 2) vii. 110 The larva of the Puss Moth combines concealing and warning colouring in a remarkable way.

2004 Daily Tel. (Nexis) 4 Sept. 27 The headmaster..encouraged the boys to take an interest in butterflies and moths, providing them with shoe boxes..for the Puss-moth and Privet Hawk caterpillars.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	puss moth
释义	puss mothn. Brit. /ˈpʊs mɒθ/, U.S. /ˈpʊs ˌmɔθ/, /ˈpʊs ˌmɑθ/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: puss n.¹, moth n.¹ Etymology: < puss n.¹ + moth n.¹, so called from its downy appearance which resembles a cat's fur. A large furry Eurasian moth, Cerura vinula (family Notodontidae), which is greyish white with darker markings, and whose boldly marked caterpillar rears up when threatened, waving whip-like rear appendages and squirting an irritant fluid from the thorax. Cf. puss caterpillar n. at puss n.¹ Compounds 2. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > Heterocera > [noun] > family Notodontidae > cerura vinula (puss-moth) puss1766 puss moth1769 1769 J. Berkenhout Outl. Nat. Hist. Great Brit. & Ireland I. 141 Vinula. Puss moth. 1806 G. Shaw Gen. Zool. VI. 228 This moth, from its unusually downy appearance, has obtained the popular title of the Puss Moth. 1869 E. Newman Illustr. Nat. Hist. Brit. Moths 216 When the caterpillars of the Puss-moth are about..to form their cocoons, the whole ground colour changes to a dull brown. 1911 Folk-lore 22 454 Caterpillars of the death's head or the puss moth. 1967 E. B. Ford Moths (ed. 2) vii. 110 The larva of the Puss Moth combines concealing and warning colouring in a remarkable way. 2004 Daily Tel. (Nexis) 4 Sept. 27 The headmaster..encouraged the boys to take an interest in butterflies and moths, providing them with shoe boxes..for the Puss-moth and Privet Hawk caterpillars. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1769
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