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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

  1. noun Historically, a male servant who attended the door, carriage, or dining table of a wealthy household.
  2. noun A soldier who fights on foot rather than on horseback (archaic).
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