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.