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PRONUNCIATION OF LOBSTER MOTH

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LOBSTER MOTH

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Lobster moth is a noun.
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WHAT DOES LOBSTER MOTH MEAN IN ENGLISH?

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Lobster Moth

The Lobster Moth, also known as Lobster Prominent, is a moth from the family Notodontidae. The moth has a wingspan ranging from 40 to 70 millimetres and varies in color from grey to green and brown. Caterpillar Illustration from John Curtis's British Entomology Volume 5 The moth lives in the whole Palearctic ecozone except the North of Africa. In England it is more frequent in the Southern counties.

Definition of lobster moth in the English dictionary

The definition of lobster moth in the dictionary is a large sombre-hued prominent moth, Stauropus fagi, that when at rest resembles dead leaves. The modified thoracic legs of the larva, carried curled over its body, look like a lobster's claw.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LOBSTER MOTH

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lobola
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lobscouse
lobster
lobster net
lobster Newburg
lobster pot
lobster thermidor
lobster trap
lobsterer
lobsterlike
lobsterman
lobular
lobularly

WORDS THAT END LIKE LOBSTER MOTH

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

Synonyms and antonyms of lobster moth in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «lobster moth» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LOBSTER MOTH

Find out the translation of lobster moth to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of lobster moth from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «lobster moth» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

龙虾蛾
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

polilla de langosta
570 millions of speakers

English

lobster moth
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

झींगा मछली कीट
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

جراد البحر فراشة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

омар моли
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

lagosta mariposa
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

লবস্টার মথ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

papillon de homard
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Rama lobster
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Hummer Motte
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ロブスターの蛾
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

랍스터 방
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Lobster moth
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

tôm hùm bướm
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கடல் நண்டு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

लॉबस्टर पतंग
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Istakoz güvesi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

lobster moth
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

homar ćma
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

омар молі
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

homar molie
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αστακός σκώρος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

kreef mot
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

hummer moth
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

hummer møll
5 millions of speakers

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LOBSTER MOTH»

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Notodontidae: Polypoetes, Erbessa, Phalera, Dioptis, Lobster ...
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.
Source Wikipedia, 2013
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The common moths of England
LOBSTER MOTH. 76 difficult of discovery than that of the Puss Moth. Two other species of Kitten Moth are known, the Poplar Kitten and the Alder Kitten. They all appear at the beginning of summer. OUR next insect, though its appearance has  ...
John George Wood, 1870
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New Scientist
Figure 2. Caterpillar of the Lobster moth. Some curious caterpillars The larvae of British butterflies and moths include many species which differ strikingly from the majority of caterpillars in structure and markings. Some, too, have a highly ...
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Nature in a Nutshell: Daily Devotions for Juniors
Theme: Pure spe' ec^ May 20 Lobster Moth Home: Europe, Asia, Japan Size: Wingspan to 2.25 inches Have you ever seen anything so ugly that you wanted to stay away from it? The lobster moth might fit into that category. Yellowish-green or ...
Elaine Egbert, 2003
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Encyclopedia of Insects
In some species showing full industrial melanic polymorphism, such as the lobster moth, Stauropus fagi, melanism developed at roughly the same time as in the peppered moth. In others, industrial melanism has developed much more recently ...
Vincent H. Resh, Ring T. Cardé, 2009
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The Christian miscellany, and family visiter
When at rest, the caterpillar of the Lobster Moth throws back its head, and raises the extremity of the body, and thus sits on a twig or leaf in an apparently uncomfortable and rather ludicrous posture. The caterpillar of the Barred Hook-tip , ...
‎1873
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Oxford Thesaurus of English
... lappet (moth) leaf miner leaf roller leopard moth lobster moth Oxford Sandy and Black Pietrain Poland China Saddleback Belgian hare brown hare agama alligator alligator lizard anole axolotl barking gecko basilisk bearded dragon bearded ...
Maurice Waite, 2009
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The Butterfly Vivarium: Or, Insect Home: Being an Account of ...
2. Centra Vinula— The Puss-moth. 3. The Caterpillar of the Lobster-moth. our native Moths to seek it in works more especially. 4. Stauropus Fagi—Vhe Lobster -moth. ft. LampyriM Xoctiluca—The Female Glow worm 6. The Male Glow-worm.
Henry Noel Humphreys, 1858
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Episodes of insect life. By Acheta Domestica
Without even the trouble of spreading net or shaking bough — with that, merely, of walking with our eyes open, we are just as likely to obtain possession of this insect oddity. LOBSTER MOTH. Ill Taking a sylvan stroll, in the above-named.
L M. Budgen, 1850
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The Moths of the British Isles, First Series / Comprising ...
Atameeting of the Entomological Society of London heldin April, 1854, theRev. JosephGreene exhibited aspecimenthat he had reared froma caterpillar obtained from apoplar near Halton, in Bucks, August, 1853. Pl. 26. Lobster Moth. Pl. 27.
Richard South, 2014

3 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LOBSTER MOTH»

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Fancy a wild lobster search in South Devon woodlands?
Among them is the Lobster moth, whose caterpillar bears a resemblance to the sea dweller, It a native species and is often spotted in woodland ... «Torquay Herald Express, Jul 14»
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Moth Night: Woodlands in the dark offer insects the perfect home
The adult lobster moth is, on the face of it, a rather unprepossessing beast. Brownish-grey, furry and only revealing itself at night, it is not ... «Western Daily Press, Jun 14»
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Vladimir Nabokov, "Furious" Darwin Doubter
Consider the tricks of an acrobatic caterpillar (of the Lobster Moth) which in infancy looks like bird's dung, but after molting develops scrabbly ... «Discovery Institute, Jul 08»

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