Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A moth of the genus Zygæna or Anthrocera; one of the many moths of the family Zygænidæ.
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Examples
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Burnet-moth, is marked with black and yellow, and the other is variable in color, some specimens of this caterpillar being orange.
A Book of Natural History Young Folks' Library Volume XIV. Various 1891
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Zygaena (Burnet-moth), mentioned by Darwin in his early recollections.
More Letters of Charles Darwin — Volume 2 Charles Darwin 1845
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