Hawk moth

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• Moth

  ·noun A <<Mote>>. II. Moth ·noun Anything which gradually and silently eats, consumes, or wastes an...

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• Moth

  Heb. ash, from a root meaning "to fall away," as moth-eaten garments fall to pieces (Job 4:19; 13:28...

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• Moth

  By the Hebrew word we are certainly to understand some species of clothes-moth (tinea). Reference to...

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• Hawk

  ·vt To raise by hawking, as phlegm. II. Hawk ·noun A small board, with a handle on the under side, ...

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• Hawk

  (Heb. netz, a word expressive of strong and rapid flight, and hence appropriate to the hawk). It is ...

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• hawk

  Ware hawk; the word to look sharp, a bye-word when a bailiff passes. Hawk also signifies a sharper, ...

  Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose

• hawk

  n. This common English bird-name isapplied in Australia to many species – – Brown-Hawk – – Hieracad...

  Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris

• Hawk

  (Leviticus 11:16; 14:15; Job 39:26) The hawk includes various species of the Falconidae . With respe...

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• Angoumois moth

  ·- A small moth (Gelechia cerealella) which is very destructive to wheat and other grain. The larva ...

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• Io moth

  ·- A large and handsome American moth (Hyperchiria Io), having a large, bright-colored spot on each ...

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• Isabella moth

  ·- A common American moth (Pyrrharctia isabella), of an isabella color. The larva, called woolly bea...

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• Moth-eat

  ·vt To eat or prey upon, as a moth eats a garment. ...

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• Pernyi moth

  ·- A silk-producing moth (Attacus Pernyi) which feeds upon the oak. It has been introduced into Euro...

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• V moth

  ·- A common gray European moth (Halia vauaria) having a V-shaped spot of dark brown on each of the f...

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• sting-moth

  n. an Australian moth, Doratifera vulnerans. The larva has at each endof the body four tubercles be...

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• Hawk-eyed

  ·adj Having a keen eye; sharpsighted; discerning. ...

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• Hover-hawk

  ·noun The <<Kestrel>>. ...

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• Sea hawk

  ·- A jager gull. ...

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• Vanner hawk

  ·- The <<Kestrel>>. ...

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• Winkle-hawk

  ·noun A rectangular rent made in cloth; — called also winkle-hole. ...

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• Night-hawk

  (Heb. tahmas) occurs only in the list of unclean birds (Lev. 11:16; Deut. 14:15). This was supposed ...

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• ware hawk

  An exclamation used by thieves to inform their confederates that some police officers are at hand. ...

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• fish-hawk

  n. English name applied to Pandion leucocephalus, Gould; called also the Osprey. 1848. J. Gould, `B...

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• nankeen-hawk

  n. an Australian bird, Tinnunculus cenchroides, Vig. and Hors., whichis otherwise called Kestrel (q...

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• nankeen hawk

  n. an Australian bird, Tinnunculus cenchroides, Vig. and Hors., whichis otherwise called Kestrel (q...

  Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris

• quail-hawk

  n. name given to the bird Falco, or Harpa novae-zelandiae.See Hawk. 1882. T. H. Potts, `Out in the...

  Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris

• swamp-hawk

  n. another name for the New Zealand Harrier. See harrier. ...

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• hen-hawk

  (Falco lineatus.) The popular name of the red-shouldered hawk of naturalists. ...

  Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.

• winkle-hawk

  (Dutch winkel-haak.) A rent in the shape of the letter L, frequently made in cloth. It is also calle...

  Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.