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Definition of November moth in English: November mothnoun Either of two European geometrid moths of the genus Epirrita which fly in November, E. dilutata, a light brown to grey moth with darker forewings, and the paler E. christyi; (formerly also) †the feathered thorn, Colotois pennaria, a light reddish-brown geometrid moth (obsolete).
Origin Mid 18th century; earliest use found in Moses Harris (1730–c1788), entomologist and artist. Definition of November moth in US English: November mothnoun Either of two European geometrid moths of the genus Epirrita which fly in November, E. dilutata, a light brown to grey moth with darker forewings, and the paler E. christyi; (formerly also) †the feathered thorn, Colotois pennaria, a light reddish-brown geometrid moth (obsolete).
Origin Mid 18th century; earliest use found in Moses Harris (1730–c1788), entomologist and artist. |