Bärenspinner — meaning in English
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English meaning
- footman noun Historically, a male servant who attended the door, carriage, or dining table of a wealthy household.
Senses
Bärenspinner is used for these senses in English:
- footman A moth of the family Arctiidae (or subfamily Arctiinae); -- so called from its livery-like colors.
- tiger moth Certain stout-bodied moths of the subfamily Arctiinae.
footman — full definition
- noun Historically, a male servant who attended the door, carriage, or dining table of a wealthy household.
- noun A soldier who fights on foot rather than on horseback (archaic).