What is any nocturnal lepidopterous insect, or any not included among the butterflies; as, the luna moth; Io moth; hawk moth called?
moth — (Zoöl.) Any nocturnal lepidopterous insect, or any not included among the butterflies; as, the luna moth; Io moth; hawk moth. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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