phalène

French

Etymology

From Ancient Greek φάλαινα (phálaina).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /fa.lɛn/
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Noun

phalène m or f (plural phalènes)

moth (especially a geometrid moth)
- 1976, Serge Gainsbourg (lyrics and music), “Lunatic Asylum”, in L’homme à tête de chou:
  Mais merde les phalènes, frémissantes de stress / Interceptent en vol mes signaux de détresse, manque de bol
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Further reading

“phalène”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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