Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A large dark-colored moth, Cossus ligniperda, belonging to the family Cossidœ. It is from 3 to 3¼ inches in expanse of wings. See cut under
Cossus .
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Examples
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Thus Lyonet's work on the goat-moth revealed such a microscopic complexity that it was at first received with incredulity.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 9: Laprade-Mass Liturgy 1840-1916 1913
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Down at her right hand, bordering a water, stood a sallow, a dead tree, channelled inside with the brown trail of a goat-moth.
Sandra Belloni — Volume 2 George Meredith 1868
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Down at her right hand, bordering a water, stood a sallow, a dead tree, channelled inside with the brown trail of a goat-moth.
Complete Project Gutenberg Works of George Meredith George Meredith 1868
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Down at her right hand, bordering a water, stood a sallow, a dead tree, channelled inside with the brown trail of a goat-moth.
Sandra Belloni — Complete George Meredith 1868
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