bee moth

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [bee mawth, moth]
- /bi mɔθ, mɒθ/
- /biː mɒθ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [bee mawth, moth]
- /bi mɔθ, mɒθ/

Definitions of bee moth words

noun bee moth any of various pyralid moths, such as the wax moth, whose larvae live in the nests of bees or wasps, feeding on nest materials and host larvae 3
noun bee moth any of various moths; esp., a pest moth (Galleria melonella) whose larvae, hatched in beehives, eat the wax of the honeycomb 3
noun bee moth a brownish pyralid moth, Galleria mellonella, the larvae of which feed on the honeycombs in beehives. 1
noun bee moth wax moth. 0

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Origin of bee moth

First appearance:

before 1820

One of the 38% newest English words

An Americanism dating back to 1820-30

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bee moth popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 43% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 55% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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