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PRONUNCIATION OF DEATH'S-HEAD MOTH

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DEATH'S-HEAD MOTH

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Death's-Head moth is a noun.
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WHAT DOES DEATH'S-HEAD MOTH MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of death's-head moth in the English dictionary

The definition of death's-head moth in the dictionary is a European hawk moth, Acherontia atropos, having markings resembling a human skull on its upper thorax.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DEATH'S-HEAD MOTH

death throes
death toll
death tourist
death trap
Death Valley
death warrant
death wish
death-dealing
death-valley curve
death´s-head
deathbed
deathbed confession
deathbed scene
deathblow
deathful
deathless
deathlessly
deathlessness
deathlike
deathliness

WORDS THAT END LIKE DEATH'S-HEAD MOTH

brown house moth
buff-tip moth
clothes moth
codling moth
diamondback moth
emperor moth
giant peacock moth
gipsy moth
gypsy moth
hawk moth
hummingbird moth
leopard moth
luna moth
mammoth
oak processionary moth
puss moth
silver-Y moth
sphinx moth
tiger moth
tussock moth
wax moth

Synonyms and antonyms of death's-head moth in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «death's-head moth» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DEATH'S-HEAD MOTH

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Translator English - Chinese

骷髅蛾
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

polilla calavera
570 millions of speakers

English

death´s-head moth
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

death´s सिर कीट
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

death´s رأس فراشة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

death´s - руководитель моли
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

caveira mariposa
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

মৃত্যুর মাথা মথ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

tête de mort
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Rama-rama kematian
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Totenkopfschwärmer
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

しゃれこうべ蛾
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

death´s 머리 방
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Moth kang mati-sirah
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đầu lâu bướm
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மரணம் தலை அந்துப்பூச்சி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मृत्यूचे डोके पतंग
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Ölümün başı güvesi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

teschio falena
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

ćmy trupiej główki
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

death´s -глава молі
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

molie cap de mort
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πεταλούδα-νεκροκεφαλή
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

death´s -kop mot
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

dödskalle mal
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

merket med dødninghode møll
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of death's-head moth

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DEATH'S-HEAD MOTH»

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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DEATH'S-HEAD MOTH» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about death's-head moth

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DEATH'S-HEAD MOTH»

Discover the use of death's-head moth in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to death's-head moth and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Edgar Allan Poe: A Critical Biography
... that Poe was not straying beyond the limits of 17 Carroll Laverty suggests that Poe, who describes a "death's head moth" in his story of "The Sphinx" (1846), may have seen one in the Saturday Magazine of August 25, 1832, where a picture ...
Arthur Hobson Quinn, 1997
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The British Cyclopaedia of the Arts, Sciences, History, ...
DAVIES1A— DEATH'S-HEAD MOTH. •pots. In winter these parts are wholly brown ; the. (light hotbeds and under glazed frames, to get them ready for table as early in the year as possible. The principal crop of carrots either in the garden or ...
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Insect Architecture
One of the most puzzling sounds to the curious in such inquiries, is that emitted by the death's-head moth (Acherontia Atropos), when it is caught and kept a prisoner. This is described to be a loud Death's-head [hawk-moth {Acherantia Alropoi).
James Rennie, 1831
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The Catholic Weekly Instructor, Or, Miscellany of Religious, ...
... by reasoning. - _ . The Death's-Head Moth, the sphinx atropos of Linnaeus, ... From this insect they are not prevalent in this' country; ;ior, to the knowledge of naturalists at least, the death's-head moth is comparatively recent, as well as rare  ...
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The Ghost of My Pussycat's Bottom
The Death's Head Moth Keep away from the Black Widow spider, It has a poisonous bite; Keep away from the snake that rattles; But the Death's Head Moth is all right. Keep away from the stinging jellyfish, It isn't a good swimming mate; Keep ...
Mike Jubb, 2006
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The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction
(The Death's Head Moth.) LITERATURE, AMUSEMENT, AND INSTRUCTION. SATURDAY, MAY 7, 1H36. THE STAR. (Caterpillar.) not in an erect position, but hanging or curving over the joint, like a tail : it has a rough surface, and is of a ...
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The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction
The following curious notice of the Acherontia Atropos, or Death's-head Moth, we extract from " The Journal of a Naturalist:'' — " The yellow and brown-tailed moths ,*' he observes, "the death-watch, our snails, and many other insects, have all ...
Thomas Byerly, Reuben Percy, John Timbs, 1832
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Animal life in Europe
... whereby he is able even to subdue all things unto himself" ? Death's-head. Moth. The large Moth in the centre picture, with its caterpillar and chrysalis, is called the Death's-head Moth. This name has been given to it from certain marks  ...
Europe, 1870
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Hardwicke's Science Gossip
Death's-Head Moth.— I have several times had the larva; of the Death's-Head Moth brought to me. Last year, as I had previously done, I put a larva of the above in the garden, under a glass cover, with some potato-leaves. In two or three days it ...
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Science-gossip
Death's-Head Moth.— I have several times had the lame of the Death's-Head Moth brought to me. Last year, as I had previously done, I put a larva of the above in the garden, under a glass cover, with some potato-leaves. In two or three days it ...

6 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DEATH'S-HEAD MOTH»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term death's-head moth is used in the context of the following news items.
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Slicing Up Eyeballs in a Surrealist Game
A death's-head moth flutters out from a checkered box, ants crawl from a hole in the wall, and a rotting severed hand appears where you least ... «Hyperallergic, Apr 15»
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Jonathan Demme on Gaza, Transphobia in ?The Silence of the …
We were all banking a little too much on the metaphor of the Death's-head moth—that Gumb is trying to achieve a metamorphosis through ... «Daily Beast, Jul 14»
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Mama, I'm in Love With a Cannibal: How "Hannibal" Got Romantic
... any frisson transforms from a creepy death's-head moth into a splat on a windshield and thus are books thrown. Up until the season finale, ... «Complex.com, May 14»
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Lifeform of the week: Death's-head hawkmoth is stranger than fiction
The death's-head moth is a hefty beast (A. styxis the smallest of the ... bees rely on scent to identify their fellows, and the death's-head moth has ... «EarthSky, Apr 12»
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Survivor: Heroes vs Villains: Mud-Slinging.
Nonsense. After two episodes he was barely in, Evil Sore-Loser Russell decided to emerge from his cocoon in full Death's-Head Moth form. «Huffington Post, Feb 10»
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ultimate collection
"The death's-head moth is so called because of the skull-like pattern on the thorax," he tells people. "I have seen many specimens in collections ... «St. Petersburg Times, Aug 05»

REFERENCE
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