- hooktip
- \\ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\ noun
or hook-tip moth
: a moth of the family Drepanidae
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drepanidae — drəˈpanəˌdē noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Drepana, type genus (from Greek drepanē sickle) + idae; from the shape of the forewings : a family of small slender moths usually having the tips of the forewings hooked see… … Useful english dictionary
hook-tip moth — noun see hooktip … Useful english dictionary
