pauwoog
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
From pauw (“peacock”) + oog (“eye”), referring to these insects' eye-shaped wing decorations, which are similar to those of a male peacock's.
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Noun edit
pauwoog m (plural pauwogen, diminutive pauwoogje n)
- Refers to various lepidopteran insects.
Derived terms edit
- dagpauwoog (“peacock butterfly, Aglais io”)
- nachtpauwoog (“emperor moth, particularly Saturnia pavonia”)