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any of several large noctuid moths of the genus Erebus, esp. the blackish E. odora (black witch) of Central and North America.
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witch moth
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witch moth — n. any of several noctuid moths (genus Erebus) of the S U.S., South America, and the West Indies … English World dictionary
witch moth — noun : any of various noctuid moths some of which are large and which belong to Erebus and related genera; specifically : black witch * * * any of several large noctuid moths of the genus Erebus, esp. the blackish E. odora (black witch) of… … Useful english dictionary
Moth — For other uses, see Moth (disambiguation) and Moths (disambiguation). Moths Emperor Gum Moth, Opodiphthera eucalypti Scientific classification … Wikipedia
black witch. — See under witch moth. * * * … Universalium
black witch. — See under witch moth … Useful english dictionary
White witch — White White (hw[imac]t), a. [Compar. {Whiter} (hw[imac]t [ e]r); superl. {Whitest}.] [OE. whit, AS. hw[imac]t; akin to OFries. and OS. hw[=i]t, D. wit, G. weiss, OHG. w[=i]z, hw[=i]z, Icel. hv[=i]tr, Sw. hvit, Dan. hvid, Goth. hweits, Lith.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ermine moth — White White (hw[imac]t), a. [Compar. {Whiter} (hw[imac]t [ e]r); superl. {Whitest}.] [OE. whit, AS. hw[imac]t; akin to OFries. and OS. hw[=i]t, D. wit, G. weiss, OHG. w[=i]z, hw[=i]z, Icel. hv[=i]tr, Sw. hvit, Dan. hvid, Goth. hweits, Lith.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
virgin moth — White White (hw[imac]t), a. [Compar. {Whiter} (hw[imac]t [ e]r); superl. {Whitest}.] [OE. whit, AS. hw[imac]t; akin to OFries. and OS. hw[=i]t, D. wit, G. weiss, OHG. w[=i]z, hw[=i]z, Icel. hv[=i]tr, Sw. hvit, Dan. hvid, Goth. hweits, Lith.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
White Witch (disambiguation) — White witch is a term referring to a witch that uses her powers for good rather than evil.It can also refer to:Fiction*The White Witch, Queen Jadis of Charn, a villain character from The Chronicles of Narnia *White Witch (comics), a DC Comics… … Wikipedia
Hag moth — Hag Hag (h[a^]g), n. [OE. hagge, hegge, witch, hag, AS. h[ae]gtesse; akin to OHG. hagazussa, G. hexe, D. heks, Dan. hex, Sw. h[ a]xa. The first part of the word is prob. the same as E. haw, hedge, and the orig. meaning was perh., wood woman, wild … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
