Nachtfalter

German

Etymology

Nacht +‎ Falter

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈnaxtfaltɐ/
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Hyphenation: Nacht‧fal‧ter

Noun

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

moth (insect similar to a butterfly; especially any nocturnal species of the Macrolepidoptera grouping)
Synonym: (colloquial; otherwise only in reference to microlepidopterous species) Motte

Declension

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

See also

Tagfalter

Further reading

“Nachtfalter” in Duden online
“Nachtfalter” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
“Nachtfalter” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
“Nachtfalter” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.

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