peppered moth en · NOUN
Meanings
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A light-coloured species of night-flying moth, Biston betularia.
At the start of the Industrial Revolution, the common, light-coloured peppered moth stood out in the soot-covered landscape around coal plants.
2015 May 21, Victoria Schlesinger, “Backyard evolution”, in Aeon, archived from the original on 06 Jan 2018:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| peppered moths | Number=Plur | lexicographic |