mothwing

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noun

The wing of a moth.

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Meanings

nounmothwing (plural mothwings)

plural mothwings

  1. The wing of a moth.

    The doorway swarms grey with mothwings.

    2004, Nilanjana S. Roy, A Matter of Taste: The Penguin Book of Indian Writing on Food

Origin

From moth + wing.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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