dun-bar

See also: Dunbar

English

A dun-bar. Stevenage, England

Wikispecies

Etymology

From dun + bar, referring to its color and two "bars" on its fore-wings.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdʌnbɑː(ɹ)/

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Noun

dun-bar (plural dun-bars)

1. A moth of species Cosmia trapezina, found in parts of Europe.

Synonyms

• dun-bar moth

Derived terms

• American dun-bar, American dun-bar moth

Translations

species of moth

• Czech: blýskavka dravá
• Danish: trapezugle
• Finnish: keltapetoyökkönen
• German: ^{(please verify)} Trapezeule
• Norwegian: vanlig rovfly n
• Slovak: sivkavec javorový
• Swedish: ockragult rovfly n

References

• “dun-bar”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• unbra'd, bundar, Braund, Durban