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Nacht +‎ Falter

Pronunciation edit

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

Noun edit

Nachtfalter m (strong, genitive Nachtfalters, plural Nachtfalter)

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

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