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词汇 hooktip
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Definition of hooktip in English:

hooktip

noun
  • A slender moth which has hooked tips to the forewings.

    Family Drepanidae: Drepana and other genera

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Larvae of the common hooktip moth build silk nests that they must then defend against members of their own species.
    • The hooked forewing apex will identify this species as a hooktip, and the toothed forewing margin and pale almost unmarked hindwings will separate it from the other two hooktips, the Arched and Rose Hooktips.
    • I used to see rose hooktips on my viburnums all the time, but since the hurricane nearly two years ago, I haven't seen a single one.
    • Note the distinctive resting posture, very different from the ‘flatness’ of the other three hooktips.

Definition of hooktip in US English:

hooktip

nounˈho͝oktip
  • A slender moth that has hooked tips to the forewings. The caterpillar tapers to a point at the rear and rests with both ends raised.

    钩翅蛾,钩蛾

    Family Drepanidae: Drepana and other genera

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Larvae of the common hooktip moth build silk nests that they must then defend against members of their own species.
    • Note the distinctive resting posture, very different from the ‘flatness’ of the other three hooktips.
    • The hooked forewing apex will identify this species as a hooktip, and the toothed forewing margin and pale almost unmarked hindwings will separate it from the other two hooktips, the Arched and Rose Hooktips.
    • I used to see rose hooktips on my viburnums all the time, but since the hurricane nearly two years ago, I haven't seen a single one.
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