pauwoog

Dutch

Etymology

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

pauwoog m (plural pauwogen, diminutive pauwoogje n)

1. Refers to various lepidopteran insects.

Derived terms

• dagpauwoog (“peacock butterfly, Aglais io”)
• nachtpauwoog (“emperor moth, particularly Saturnia pavonia”)