"slug moth" meaning in English

See slug moth in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: slug moths [plural]
Etymology: slug + moth Etymology templates: {{com|en|slug|moth}} slug + moth Head templates: {{en-noun}} slug moth (plural slug moths)
  1. Any moth of the family Limacodidae. Categories (lifeform): Zygaenoid moths Synonyms: cup moth Hypernyms: zygaenoid
    Sense id: en-slug_moth-en-noun-nQo9TOXc Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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