Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

plume moth

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.02 in modern English

Syllables: plume -moth
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any one of numerous small, slender moths, belonging to the family Pterophoridae, most of which have wings deeply divided into two or more plumelike lobes, some species of which are injurious to the grapevine.

Inflected Forms

plume moths (plural)

Synonyms

pterophorid

Questions

What does plume moth mean?: Any one of numerous small, slender moths, belonging to the family Pterophoridae, most of which have wings deeply divided into two or more plumelike lobes, some species of which are injurious to the grapevine.

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