moth
Moth denotes:
in biology:
- in the narrower biological sense different families of small butterflies . These include
- Colloquially, all or part of the moths are referred to as moths. The use of the term varies regionally and individually. It can also include families with very large butterflies ( swarmers , spinners ).
Motte also means:
- a type of castle, see Motte (castle)
- a boat class (moth), see International Moth Class
- the moths have : colloquial for tuberculosis
Motte or Motté is the family name or stage name of the following people:
- Dr. Motte (actually Matthias Roeingh ; * 1960), founder of the Love Parade in Berlin
- Alfred Motté (1887–1918), French high and long jumper
- André Motte (* 1936), Belgian historian of philosophy and religion
- August de la Motte (1713–1788), Kur-Braunschweigischer-Lüneburgischer Lieutenant General
- Bernd Motte (* 1956), German basketball coach
- Caroline de la Motte Fouqué (1773–1831), German writer
- Charles Motte (1784 or 1785–1836), French lithographer and publisher
- Diether de la Motte (1928–2010), German composer, conductor and music theorist
- Dominique Motte (1939–2019), French racing cyclist
- Friedrich de la Motte Fouqué (1777–1843), German romantic poet
- Friedrich de la Motte-Fouqué (Major General) (1843–1921), German general
- Guilhem Motte (* 1978), French bow biathlete
- Ernst Heinrich August de la Motte Fouqué (1698–1774), Prussian general
- Helga de la Motte-Haber (* 1938), German musicologist
- Henri-Paul Motte (1846–1922), French history painter
- Isaac Motte (1738–1795), American politician
- Jason Motte (* 1982), American baseball player
- Jean-François Motte OFM (1913–2001), Auxiliary Bishop in Cambrai
- Nathaniel Motte (* 1985), American musician and songwriter, see 3OH! 3
- Tyler Motte (* 1995), American ice hockey player
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Wiktionary: Motte - explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations
