ypsilon

Historical Examples

• This species is the ypsilon of Borkhausen, and the upsilon of other authors.

  The Moths of the British Isles, Second Series

  Richard South

• This accounts for the presence of v, originating in the Greek ypsilon.

  The English Language

  Robert Gordon Latham

• Ypsilon's big Greek letter, outlined in perpetual snow, is one of the famous landmarks of the northern end.

  The Book of the National Parks

  Robert Sterling Yard

• One of the commonest species is the cosmopolitan greasy-cut-worm (Agrotis ypsilon).

  Garden Pests in New Zealand

  D. Miller