EGAVE

sembling

About 0.01 uses per million words.

Meaning

  1. noun The practice of attracting male butterflies or other insects by exposing the encaged female. It used to be done by collectors wanting to procure specimens.
  2. verb present participle and gerund of semble

Similar words

il lepidopterology birdnesting lepidoptery birdcatching eclector ovipositioning malaise trapping buzz pollination sexcomb

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