"ermine moth" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: ermine moths [plural]
Etymology: From the resemblance to ermine. Head templates: {{en-noun}} ermine moth (plural ermine moths)
  1. A white moth with black spots (especially Yponomeuta padella of Europe). Categories (lifeform): Moths Translations (Yponomeuta padella): pihlajankehrääjäkoi (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-ermine_moth-en-noun-2cJtW~c0 Disambiguation of Moths: 49 16 34 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with German translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 59 23 18 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 49 20 31 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 56 27 17 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 56 27 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 49 23 28 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 52 23 25 Derived forms: American ermine moth (taxonomic: Yponomeuta multipunctella), apple ermine moth (taxonomic: Yponomeuta malinellus), apple small ermine moth, bird-cherry ermine (taxonomic: Yponomeuta evonymella), buff ermine moth (taxonomic: Spilarctia luteum), chestnut ermine moth (taxonomic: Argyresthia castaneella), hop-tree ermine moth (taxonomic: Prays atomocella), juniper ermine moth (taxonomic: Argyresthia trifasciata), large-spot ermine moth (taxonomic: Yponomeuta plumbella), light ermine moth (taxonomic: Ardices canescens), orchard ermine (taxonomic: Yponomeuta padella), spindle ermine moth Yponomeuta cagnagella), white ermine moth (taxonomic: Spilosoma lubricipeda), willow ermine moth (taxonomic: Yponomeuta rorrella) Disambiguation of 'Yponomeuta padella': 79 12 9
  2. Any of the family Yponomeutidae. Translations (any moth of the family Yponomeutidae): kehrääjäkoi (Finnish), Gespinstmotte [feminine] (German)
    Sense id: en-ermine_moth-en-noun-dOrPG442 Disambiguation of 'any moth of the family Yponomeutidae': 10 76 13
  3. Any of certain white bombycid moths of America. Translations (white bombycid moth of America): silkkikehrääjä (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-ermine_moth-en-noun-eBmBQvc6 Disambiguation of 'white bombycid moth of America': 17 5 78

Inflected forms

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          "word": "spindle ermine moth Yponomeuta cagnagella)"
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