moth
noun /mɒθ/
/mɔːθ/
- enlarge imagea flying insect with a long thin body and four large wings, like a butterfly, but less brightly coloured. Moths fly mainly at night and are attracted to bright lights.
蛾;飞蛾 see also gypsy moth, silk mothTopics Insects, worms, etc.c1Collocations DictionaryMoth is used after these nouns:- silk
词源Old English moththe, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch mot and German Motte.