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Clifden nonpareil

Pronunciation: /klɪfd(ə)nˈnɒnpərɛl/

Definition of Clifden nonpareil

noun

  • a large European moth of mostly subdued coloration, with a pale blue band on the underwing.
    • Catocala fraxini, family Noctuidae

Origin:

mid 18th century: from Clifden (now Cliveden), the name of a village in Buckinghamshire, England, and nonpareil

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