Meaning of silver y | Babel Free
Definitions
Ant of species Autographa gamma of moths, having distinctive Y-shaped marks on their forewings.
Equivalents
Examples
“The differences between the silver-y moth and its two newly described siblings – Autographa messmeri and A. voelkeri – are rather less obvious.”
“There are a few day-flying exceptions such as hummingbird hawk-moths, silver Ys, cinnabars, scarlet tigers and burnets but, in general, knowledge of moths lags behind that of butterflies.”
“Ronaldo’s moth was one of thousands of Silver Y moths, a migratory species that moves north through Europe each summer in search⟳ of new breeding grounds, returning south in the autumn.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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