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Nearby words
ghost crab, ghost dance, ghost fishing, ghost gum, ghost image, ghost moth, ghost net, ghost prisoner, ghost shrimp, ghost story, ghost town
Origin of ghost moth
First recorded in 1825–35
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British Dictionary definitions for ghost moth
ghost moth
noun
any of various large pale moths of the family Hepialidae that are active at dusk
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