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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Prominent \Prom"i*nent\, a. [L. prominens, -entis, p. pr. of
     prominere to jut out, to project; pro before, forward +
     minere (in comp.) to jut, project: cf. F. prominent. See
     Imminent, Eminent.]
     [1913 Webster]
     1. Standing out, or projecting, beyond the line surface of
        something; jutting; protuberant; in high relief; as, a
        prominent figure on a vase.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. Hence; Distinctly manifest; likely to attract attention
        from its size or position; conspicuous; as, a prominent
        feature of the face; a prominent building.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. Eminent; distinguished above others; as, a prominent
        character.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Prominent' moth (Zo["o]l.), any moth of the family
        Notodontid[ae]; a notodontian; -- so called because the
        larva has a hump or prominence on its back. Several of the
        species are injurious to fruit trees.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Prominent \Prom"i*nent\, a. [L. prominens, -entis, p. pr. of
     prominere to jut out, to project; pro before, forward +
     minere (in comp.) to jut, project: cf. F. prominent. See
     Imminent, Eminent.]
     1. Standing out, or projecting, beyond the line surface of
        something; jutting; protuberant; in high relief; as, a
        prominent figure on a vase.
  
     2. Hence; Distinctly manifest; likely to attract attention
        from its size or position; conspicuous; as, a prominent
        feature of the face; a prominent building.
  
     3. Eminent; distinguished above others; as, a prominent
        character.
  
     Prominent' moth (Zo["o]l.), any moth of the family
        Notodontid[ae]; a notodontian; -- so called because the
        larva has a hump or prominence on its back. Several of the
        species are injurious to fruit trees.

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  prominent moth
     n.
     Any moth of the family Notodontidae, whose larvae have a hump or
  prominence on the back.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  prominent moth
     n.
     Any moth of the family Notodontidae, whose larvae have a hump or
  prominence on the back.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  prominent moth
     n.
     Any moth of the family Notodontidae, whose larvae have a hump or
  prominence on the back.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  prominent moth
     n.
     Any moth of the family Notodontidae, whose larvae have a hump or
  prominence on the back.

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