English-German translation for "moth"

"moth" German translation

moth
[m(ɒ)θ] American English | amerikanisches EnglischUSalso | auch a. [mɔːθ]noun | Substantiv s

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Nachtfalter jemand, der mit dem Feuer spielt
  • Nachtfaltermasculine | Maskulinum m (Unterteilung Heterocera d. Ordng Lepidoptera)
    moth zoology | ZoologieZOOL
    moth zoology | ZoologieZOOL
  • moth → see „clothes moth“
    moth → see „clothes moth“
  • jemand, der mit dem Feuer spielt
    moth somebody | jemandsb who plays with fire figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig poetic, poetically | poetisch, dichterischpoet
    moth somebody | jemandsb who plays with fire figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig poetic, poetically | poetisch, dichterischpoet
moth
[m(ɒ)θ] American English | amerikanisches EnglischUSalso | auch a. [mɔːθ]intransitive verb | intransitives Verb v/i

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Motten jagen
  • selten Motten jagen
    moth
    moth
bagworm moth
Sackträger (Motte der Familie Psychidae)
bagworm moth
often | oftoft ermine moth
often | oftoft ermine moth
also | aucha. diamondback moth
Kohlschabefeminine | Femininum f
Brillantfaltermasculine | Maskulinum m
also | aucha. diamondback moth
also | aucha. footman moth
(ein) Flechtenspinnermasculine | Maskulinum m
also | aucha. footman moth
swallow-tailed moth
Holunderspannermasculine | Maskulinum m
often | oftoft ermine moth
(ein) Bärenschmetterlingmasculine | Maskulinum m, -spinnermasculine | Maskulinum m
often | oftoft ermine moth
Die Landwirte stellten ihre Bemühungen zur Ausrottung der Kohlschabe ein.
So farmers abandoned their efforts to eliminate the moth.
Source: News-Commentary
Diese Mottenart hat eine raffinierte Tarnung entwickelt, um mit ihrer Umgebung zu verschmelzen.
This species of moth has evolved an ingenious camouflage for blending into its surroundings.
Source: Tatoeba
Wie im Fall der Kohlschabe gelingt auch die vollständige Vernichtung verstreuter Krebszellen selten.
As in the case of the Diamondback moth, successful eradication of disseminated cancer cells is rare.
Source: News-Commentary
In Ehrlichs Geburtsjahr 1854 wurde im US-Bundesstaat Illinois erstmals die Kohlschabe beobachtet.
In 1854, the year Ehrlich was born, the diamondback moth was first observed in Illinois.
Source: News-Commentary
Motten werden von Licht angezogen.
Moths are attracted by light.
Source: Tatoeba
Aber kaum war er in dieser Haltung zur Ruhe gekommen, als über dem Tische eine Motte vorbeiflog.
But hardly had he settled down when a moth flew across the table.
Source: Books
Die Pflanze profitiert davon, dass der Kolibri die Pollen weiterverbreitet.
The plant gets something, and the hawk-moth spreads the pollen somewhere else.
Source: TED
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