Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

peppered moth

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.70 in modern English

Syllables: pep-pered -moth
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A light-coloured species of night-flying moth, Biston betularia.

Example Sentences

"At the start of the Industrial Revolution, the common, light-coloured peppered moth stood out in the soot-covered landscape around coal plants."

Inflected Forms

peppered moths (plural)

Questions

What does peppered moth mean?: A light-coloured species of night-flying moth, Biston betularia.

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