Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

box tree moth

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.47 in modern English

Syllables: box tree -moth
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A moth of the species Cydalima perspectalis, native to East Asia, invasive in Australia were ther feed on box trees.

Example Sentences

"According to Fox, most of the new arrivals are entirely benign although one, the box tree moth, will be unpopular with gardeners for its caterpillars’ habit of devouring the leaves of box hedges."

Inflected Forms

box tree moths (plural)

Questions

What does box tree moth mean?: A moth of the species Cydalima perspectalis, native to East Asia, invasive in Australia were ther feed on box trees.

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