pauwoog
Dutch
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From pauw (“peacock”) + oog (“eye”), referring to these insects' eye-shaped wing decorations, which are similar to those of a male peacock's.
Pronunciation
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Noun
[edit]pauwoog m (plural pauwogen, diminutive pauwoogje n)
- Refers to various lepidopteran insects.
Derived terms
[edit]- dagpauwoog (“peacock butterfly (Aglais io)”)
- nachtpauwoog (“emperor moth, particularly Saturnia pavonia”)