Picasso moth

Pic·as·so moth
UK/pɪˌkæsəʊ ˈmɒθ/US/pɪˌkɑːsoʊ ˈmɔθ/US/-ˌkæ-/US, cot caught merger/-ˈmɑθ/

noun

A species of moth, Baorisa hieroglyphica, native to parts of northeastern India and Southeast Asia, with lines and spots on its wings thought to resemble modernist art.

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Meanings

nounPicasso moth (plural Picasso moths)

plural Picasso moths

  1. A species of moth, Baorisa hieroglyphica, native to parts of northeastern India and Southeast Asia, with lines and spots on its wings thought to resemble modernist art.

Origin

From Picasso + moth, named after the Spanish artist Pablo Picasso (1881–1973) as the moth’s wing colouration is reminiscent of his artwork.

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Translations

Finnish Baorisa hieroglyphica -perhonen
  • Baorisa hieroglyphica -perhonenBaorisa hieroglyphica
German Picasso-Motte
  • Picasso-MotteBaorisa hieroglyphica
Ukrainian міль Пікассо
  • міль Пікассо (milʹ Pikasso)Baorisa hieroglyphica

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with Picasso moth

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APA

Picasso moth. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Picasso%20moth

MLA

“Picasso moth.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Picasso%20moth. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Picasso moth,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Picasso%20moth.

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