单词 | rosy footman |
释义 | > as lemmasrosy footman rosy footman n. a small Eurasian moth, Miltochrista miniata (family Arctiidae), which has yellowish forewings tinged with pink. ΚΠ 1869 E. Newman Illustr. Nat. Hist. Brit. Moths 27/2 (caption) The Rosy Footman, or Red Arches (Calligenia miniata). 1905 Country-side 21 Oct. 347/1 My brother and I discovered a large number of males of the rosy footman (miniata) fluttering over a stunted oak-bush. 1992 A. S. Byatt Angels & Insects 55 A small moth, a Rosy Footman, was perched on Eugenia's shining hair. < as lemmas |
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