mothwing

ˈmɒθwɪŋ

Definition

Definition of mothwing - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

biology

Rare

the wing of a moth

Rare

The mothwing was delicate and covered in tiny scales.

nature

Rare

pattern resembling a moth's wing

Rare

Her dress had a beautiful mothwing design.

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Images of mothwing

the wing of a moth
pattern resembling a moth's wing

Origin of mothwing

Old English, mothe (moth) + winge (wing)

Examples of mothwing in a sentence

The mothwing fluttered gently to the ground.
The artist painted a mothwing pattern on the canvas.
The fabric's mothwing texture was delicate and intricate.

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French:aile de papillon de nuit, motif de papillon, ...
German:Mottenflügel, Mottenflügelmuster, ...
Italian:ala di falena, ...
Spanish:ala de mariposa nocturna, diseño de polilla, ...
Portuguese:asa de mariposa, padrão de asa de mariposa, ...
Chinese:蛾翼, 蛾翼图案, ...
Japanese:蛾の羽, 蛾の羽模様, ...
Arabic:جَناحُ عُثَّة, نَقْش جَناح العُثَّة, ...
Hebrew:כָּנָף עָשׁ, דֻּגְמַת כְּנַף עָשׁ, ...
Russian:крыло мотылька, узор в виде крыла мотылька, ...
Ukrainian:крило метелика, візерунок крила метелика, ...
Hindi:मॉथविंग, मॉथविंग पैटर्न, ...
Bengali:প্রজাপতির পাখা, মথের পাখার নকশা, ...
Catalan:ala de papallona, disseny d'ala de papallona nocturna, ...
Czech:křídlo můry, vzor připomínající křídlo můry, ...
Danish:mølvinge, mølvingemønster, ...
Dutch:motvleugel, motvleugelpatroon, ...
Greek:φτερό σκόρου, σχέδιο φτερού σκόρου, ...
Hungarian:lepkeszárny, szárnyminta, ...
Khmer:ស្លាបមេអំបៅយប់, លំនាំស្រដៀងស្លាបមេអំបៅយប់, ...
Korean:나방 날개, 나방 날개 무늬, ...
Persian:بال پروانه, طرح بال پروانه, ...
Polish:skrzydło ćmy, wzór skrzydła ćmy, ...
Portuguese (BR):asa de mariposa, padrão de asa de mariposa, ...
Romanian:aripă de molie, model de aripă de molie, ...
Swedish:fjärilsvinge, fjärilsmönster, ...
Thai:ปีกผีเสื้อกลางคืน, ลายปีกผีเสื้อกลางคืน, ...
Turkish:güve kanadı, güve kanadı deseni, ...
Vietnamese:cánh bướm đêm, họa tiết cánh bướm đêm, ...

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