carpet moth

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carpet moth

n
(Animals) any of several geometrid moths with black- (or brown-)and-white mottled wings
[C19: so named from the patterns on their wings]
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
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Noun1.carpet moth - larvae feed on carpets and other woolenscarpet moth - larvae feed on carpets and other woolens
tapestry moth, Trichophaga tapetzella
tineid, tineid moth - small yellowish moths whose larvae feed on wool or fur
genus Trichophaga, Trichophaga - carpet moths
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