diamondback moth

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noun

a moth, Plutella maculipennis, having brownish wings marked with diamond-shaped, yellow spots in the male, the larvae of which feed on the leaves of cabbages and other cruciferous plants.

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Also called cabbage moth.

Words nearby diamondback moth

diamine, diammonium phosphate, diamond, diamond anniversary, diamondback, diamondback moth, diamondback rattlesnake, diamondback terrapin, Diamond Bar, diamond bird, diamond drill

How to use diamondback moth in a sentence

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For a contemporary manifestation of this moth-eaten brand of tyranny, look no further than Hamas-ruled Gaza.
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What does it mean for a Chinese tiger, stuffed by the English, to be left as moth-food today?
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Lay not up to yourselves treasures on earth: where the rust, and moth consume, and where thieves break through, and steal.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various
I also saw the clerk busy folding up a moth-eaten velvet pall—not a sight for Christmas Day.
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Spinning—he was for ever spinning, like a tireless moth through a fiery air; and the world went roaring past.
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The Teesdale Angler|R Lakeland