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Meaning of peppered moth | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A light-coloured species of night-flying moth, Biston betularia.

Examples

“At the start of the Industrial Revolution, the common, light-coloured peppered moth stood out in the soot-covered landscape around coal plants.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

Pepperer pepperette Peppergrass pepperidge Pepperiness Peppering

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