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phalène — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • moth noun A flying insect related to the butterfly, usually active at night and less colorful, with feathery antennae.

Senses

phalène is used for these senses in English:

  • geometrid moth (entomology) Any of the various moths of the family Geometridae.
  • moth Any flying insect of the order Lepidoptera not in the superfamily Papilionoidea, most species of which are nocturnal and can be distinguished from butterflies by feather-like antennae.

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