miller

miller
/mil"euhr/, n.
1. a person who owns or operates a mill, esp. a mill that grinds grain into flour.
3. any moth, esp. of the family Noctuidae, having wings that appear powdery.
[1325-75; ME millere, assimilated var. of milnere, equiv. to milne MILL1 + -ere -ER1]

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Any of the more than 20,000 moth species in the lepidopteran family Noctuidae, common worldwide.

Some species have a 1-ft (30-cm) wingspan, the largest of any moth, but most species have a wingspan of 1.5 in. (4 cm) or less. The wings are usually dull-coloured. Both larvae and adults of most species feed at night. Adults feed on fruits, sap, and nectar. The larvae of many species are agricultural pests (e.g., cutworm, bollworm) that feed on foliage and seeds, bore into stems and fruits, and eat or sever roots. A few species prey on scale insects.
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(as used in expressions)
Mary Boykin Miller
Hemingway Ernest Miller
Miller Arthur
Miller George Armitage
Miller Alton Glenn
Miller Henry Valentine
Miller Jonathan Wolfe
Miller Neal Elgar
Richardson Dorothy Miller
Shreve Henry Miller

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