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nettle-tap

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.70 in modern English

Syllables
net-tle--tap
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Certain moths of the family Choreutidae such as Anthophila fabriciana (syn. Simaethis fabriciana), Prochoreutis myllerana (syn. Simaethis myllerana), and Choreutis pariana (syn.Simaethis pariana)

Etymology

From nettle + tap, because of the distinctive way at least one species flies along the tops of nettle plants.

Inflected Forms

nettle-taps (plural)

Questions

What does nettle-tap mean?
Certain moths of the family Choreutidae such as Anthophila fabriciana (syn. Simaethis fabriciana), Prochoreutis myllerana (syn. Simaethis myllerana), and Choreutis pariana (syn.Simaethis pariana)
Where does nettle-tap come from?
From nettle + tap, because of the distinctive way at least one species flies along the tops of nettle plants.

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