dun-bar

See also: Dunbar

English

A dun-bar. Stevenage, England

Etymology

From dun + bar, referring to its color and two "bars" on its fore-wings.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈdʌnbɑː(ɹ)/
- Audio (Southern England) (file)

Noun

dun-bar (plural dun-bars)

Cosmia trapezina, A species of moth found in parts of Europe.

Synonyms

dun-bar moth

Derived terms

American dun-bar, American dun-bar moth

Translations

species of moth

Czech: blýskavka dravá
Danish: trapezugle
Finnish: keltapetoyökkönen
German: ^{(please verify)} Trapezeule
Norwegian: vanlig rovfly n
Slovak: sivkavec javorový
Swedish: ockragult rovfly n

References

“dun-bar”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.

Anagrams

Durban

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