budmoth

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noun

Any of various moths, whose caterpillars are the budworms.

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Meanings

nounbudmoth (plural budmoths)

plural budmoths

  1. Any of various moths, whose caterpillars are the budworms.

    This may be because with warmer temperatures, the budmoth larvae develop sooner, before their food source, the larch needles, becomes available.

    2007 January 23, Henry Fountain, “A Bird’s-Eye View of Ski Trails’ Perils”, in New York Times

Origin

From bud + moth.

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budmoth. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/budmoth

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“budmoth.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/budmoth. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “budmoth,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/budmoth.

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