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moth vs noctuid moth

noctuid moth vs moth

moth and noctuid moth both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
moth Yes No No No
noctuid moth Yes No No No
As nouns, noctuid moth is a hyponym of moth; that is, noctuid moth is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than moth:
  • moth: typically crepuscular or nocturnal insect having a stout body and feathery or hairlike antennae
  • noctuid moth: usually dull-colored medium-sized nocturnal moth; the usually smooth-bodied larvae are destructive agricultural pests
Other hyponyms of moth include miller, moth miller, tortricid, tortricid moth, lymantriid, tussock moth, geometrid, geometrid moth, pyralid, pyralid moth, tineoid, tineoid moth, gelechiid, gelechiid moth, noctuid, owlet moth, hawk moth, hawkmoth, hummingbird moth, sphingid, sphinx moth, bombycid, bombycid moth, silkworm moth, saturniid, saturniid moth, arctiid, arctiid moth, lasiocampid, lasiocampid moth, Malacosoma americana, tent-caterpillar moth.
moth (noun) noctuid moth (noun)
typically crepuscular or nocturnal insect having a stout body and feathery or hairlike antennae usually dull-colored medium-sized nocturnal moth; the usually smooth-bodied larvae are destructive agricultural pests
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