moth

Example Sentences

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Since the start of the millennium, Wales has already witnessed the loss of 11 species, with the European turtle dove and belted beauty moth becoming geographically extinct.

From BBC

Bats, mice and moths could potentially live in a world filled with the sounds of plants, and previous work by the same team has found that plants respond to sounds made by animals, too.

From Scientific American

But the sounds do fall within the hearing range of other animals, like mice and moths.

From New York Times

"We had moths in the carpet, the cellar was flooded, we had no bath, the toilet broke so we had no toilet," she said.

From BBC

He added that Knight’s script shows Pip’s ambition, his desire to rise in social class, driving him “like a moth to a flame.”

From New York Times