"miller moth" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: miller moths [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} miller moth (plural miller moths)
  1. Any of several species of moths with pale, dusty wings.
    Sense id: en-miller_moth-en-noun-qd7jUZdm
  2. Any of several species of moths with pale, dusty wings.
    Any of the cutworm moths in genus Agrotis or in tribe Agrotini
    Sense id: en-miller_moth-en-noun-WV9Emq5Q
  3. Any of several species of moths with pale, dusty wings.
    Any of the cutworm moths in genus Agrotis or in tribe Agrotini
    especially the army cutworm (Euxoa auxiliaris), in America
    Categories (lifeform): Noctuoid moths
    Sense id: en-miller_moth-en-noun-MG4HA-6g Disambiguation of Noctuoid moths: 16 25 34 5 20 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 8 25 34 9 24 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 6 21 40 5 28 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 11 23 35 9 23
  4. Acronicta leporina, in Britain
    Sense id: en-miller_moth-en-noun-2GxqMg~s
  5. Cossus cossus (goat moth)
    Sense id: en-miller_moth-en-noun-O2dJXsi0
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: flour moth

Inflected forms

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