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moth vs tussock moth

tussock moth vs moth

moth and tussock moth both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
moth Yes No No No
tussock moth Yes No No No
As nouns, tussock moth is a hyponym of moth; that is, tussock 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
  • tussock moth: dull-colored moth whose larvae have tufts of hair on the body and feed on the leaves of many deciduous trees
Other hyponyms of moth include miller, moth miller, tortricid, tortricid moth, lymantriid, geometrid, geometrid moth, pyralid, pyralid moth, tineoid, tineoid moth, gelechiid, gelechiid moth, noctuid, noctuid moth, 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) tussock moth (noun)
typically crepuscular or nocturnal insect having a stout body and feathery or hairlike antennae dull-colored moth whose larvae have tufts of hair on the body and feed on the leaves of many deciduous trees
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