Nachtfalter

== German == === Etymology === Nacht +‎ Falter === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈnaxtfaltɐ/ Hyphenation: Nacht‧fal‧ter === Noun === Nachtfalter m (strong, genitive Nachtfalters, plural Nachtfalter) moth (insect similar to a butterfly; especially any nocturnal species of the Macrolepidoptera grouping) Synonym: (colloquial; otherwise only in reference to microlepidopterous species) Motte ==== Declension ==== ==== See also ==== Tagfalter === Further reading === “Nachtfalter” in Duden online “Nachtfalter” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon “Nachtfalter” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache “Nachtfalter” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.