crescentspot

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noun

A member of the Melitaeini, a tribe of brush-footed butterflies with crescent-shaped white spots on the red or brown wings.

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Meanings

nouncrescentspot (plural crescentspots)

plural crescentspots

  1. A member of the Melitaeini, a tribe of brush-footed butterflies with crescent-shaped white spots on the red or brown wings.

Origin

From crescent + spot.

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Translations

Finnish verkkoperhonen
  • verkkoperhonenmember of Melitaeini
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APA

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

MLA

“crescentspot.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crescentspot. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “crescentspot,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crescentspot.

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