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DEATH'S-HEAD MOTH

\dˈɛθzhˈɛd mˈɒθ], \dˈɛθzhˈɛd mˈɒθ], \d_ˈɛ_θ_z_h_ˈɛ_d m_ˈɒ_θ]\

Definitions of DEATH'S-HEAD MOTH

1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language

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The largest moth in Europe, so called from the figure of a human skull distinctly marked on its thorax.

1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
By Nuttall, P.Austin.

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