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Definition of "night-moth" [night-moth]

  • Any moth of the family Noctuidæ. (noun)

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

Use "night-moth" in a sentence
  • "Not a sound -- only once the faint cry of some wild animal in the far-off woods, and the flutter of a night-moth on the wing."
  • "The night-moth flapped heavily against the small, square window-pane."
  • "The gigantic night-moth gaped and shot forth tongues of fire -- a ghastly white flame, that contrasted strangely and horribly with the dense black cloud from which it issued."