moth

moth  (môth, mth)

n. pl. moths (môz, mz, môths, mths)

1. Any of numerous insects of the order Lepidoptera, generally distinguished from butterflies by their nocturnal activity, hairlike or feathery antennae, stout bodies, and the frenulum that holds the front and back wings together.

2. A clothes moth.

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[Middle English motthe, from Old English moththe.]

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moth [mɒθ]

n

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any of numerous insects of the order Lepidoptera that typically have stout bodies with antennae of various shapes (but not clubbed), including large brightly coloured species, such as hawk moths, and small inconspicuous types, such as the clothes moths Compare butterfly [1]

[Old English moththe; compare Middle Dutch motte, Old Norse motti]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

moth - typically crepuscular or nocturnal insect having a stout body and feathery or hairlike antennae lepidopteran, lepidopteron, lepidopterous insect - insect that in the adult state has four wings more or less covered with tiny scales moth miller, miller - any of various moths that have powdery wings tortricid, tortricid moth - any of numerous small moths having lightly fringed wings; larvae are leaf rollers or live in fruits and galls lymantriid, tussock moth - dull-colored moth whose larvae have tufts of hair on the body and feed on the leaves of many deciduous trees geometrid, geometrid moth - slender-bodied broad-winged moth whose larvae are called measuring worms pyralid, pyralid moth - usually tropical slender-bodied long-legged moth whose larvae are crop pests tineoid, tineoid moth - small dull-colored moth with chewing mouthparts gelechiid, gelechiid moth - small slender-winged moths whose larvae are agricultural pests noctuid, noctuid moth, owlet moth - usually dull-colored medium-sized nocturnal moth; the usually smooth-bodied larvae are destructive agricultural pests hawk moth, hawkmoth, hummingbird moth, sphingid, sphinx moth - any of various moths with long narrow forewings capable of powerful flight and hovering over flowers to feed bombycid, bombycid moth, silkworm moth - moderate-sized Asiatic moth whose larvae feed on mulberry leaves and produce silk saturniid, saturniid moth - large brightly colored and usually tropical moth; larvae spin silken cocoons arctiid, arctiid moth - stout-bodied broad-winged moth with conspicuously striped or spotted wings; larvae are hairy caterpillars lasiocampid, lasiocampid moth - medium-sized stout-bodied neutral-colored moths with comb-like antennae Malacosoma americana, tent-caterpillar moth - moth whose larvae are tent caterpillars

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moth noun

Related words
young caterpillar
enthusiast lepidopterist

see butterflies and moths

Translations

moth [mɒθ] N → mariposa f nocturna; (= clothes moth) → polilla f

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moth [ˈmɒθ] n

(= butterfly) → papillon m de nuit

(= clothes-moth) → mite f

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moth

n → Nachtfalter m; (wool-eating) → Motte f; to be attracted like a moth to a flame → wie die Motten vom Licht angezogen werden

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moth:

mothball

n → Mottenkugel f; to put in moths (lit, fig) → einmotten; ship → stilllegen, außer Dienst stellen

vt plan, equipment etc → einmotten; factory → stillegen

moth-eaten

adj (lit) → mottenzerfressen; (fig) → ausgedient, vermottet (inf)

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moth:

mothhole

n → Mottenloch nt

mothproof

adj → mottenfest

vt → mottenfest machen

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moth [mɒθ] n → falena, farfalla notturna (also clothes moth) → tarma

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moth [mɒθ] n → falena, farfalla notturna (also clothes moth) → tarma

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moth

n moth [moθ]

1 any of a large number of insects, rather like butterflies but with wider bodies, seen mostly at night and attracted by light. mot عُثَّه، سوسَه нощни пеперуди můra natsværmer der Nachtfalter νυχτοπεταλούδα mariposa nocturna ööliblikas حشرات موذى yöperhonen papillon de nuit עַש पतंगा, शलभ noćni leptir pille ngengat mölur falena 蛾 나방 drugys naktstauriņš ngengat nachtvlinder nattsvermer ćma traça fluture de noapte ночная бабочка mora vešča moljac nattfjäril ผีเสื้อราตรี ออกหากินตอนกลางคืน pervane 蛾 метелик پتنگا con thiêu thân 蛾

2 a clothes moth The moths have been at my evening dress. mot عُثَّه، سوسَة ألْبِسَه молец mol møl die Motte σκόρος polilla koi بيد koiperhonen mite עַש कपड़े का कीड़ा moljac (ruha)moly ngengat mölur tarma 衣蛾 옷좀나방 kandis kode ngengat mot møll mól traça molie моль moľa molj moljac mal แมลงกินผ้า güve 蛀蟲 міль کپڑوں کا کیڑا mọt vải 蛀虫

clothes moth

a type of moth whose larva feeds on cloth and makes holes. kleremot عُث الألْبِسَه молец mol šatní møl die Kleidermotte σκόρος polilla riidekoi بيد koi mite עש הַבּגָדִים कपड़े का कीड़ा moljac (ruha)moly ngengat mölur tarma 衣蛾 옷좀나방 kandis kode ngengat mot møll mól traça molie (платяная) моль moľa šatová molj moljac mal แมลงกินผ้า güve 蛀衣服的蠹蟲 одежна міль کپڑوں کا طفیلی کیڑا mọt vải 蛀衣服的蠹虫

n mothball

a small ball of a chemical used to protect clothes from clothes moths. motbal كُرَة العُث нефталиново топче naftalín mølkugle die Mottenkugel ναφθαλίνη bola de naftalina koitõrjepallike گلوله نفتالين وضد بيد خوردگى koipallo boule antimite כַּדוּר נָפטָלִין (कीड़े मारने की) नैप्थलीन की गोली sredstvo protiv moljaca molyirtó(szer) kapur barus mölkúla (pallina di naftalina) 防虫剤の玉 좀약 chemikalų rutuliukas kandims naikinti naftalīna bumbiņa (pretkožu līdzeklis) ubat gegat mottebal møllkule kulka antymolowa, naftalinowa bola de naftalina gra­nulă de naftalină нафталиновый шарик naftalín kroglica naftalina naftalinska loptica malkula ลูกเหม็น naftalin topu 衛生球 нафталінова кулька نفتھالین وغیرہ کی گولی viên băng phiến 卫生球

adj moth-eaten

(of cloth) eaten by moths a moth-eaten blanket. motgevreet مَقْروض بالعُث изяден от молци prožraný od molů mølædt mottenzerfressen σκοροφαγωμένος apolillado koitanud بيد خورده koinsyömä mité אָכוּל ע”י עַש (कीड़ों द्वारा) नष्ट किया हुआ izjeden od moljaca molyette lapuk mölétinn tarmato 虫の食った 좀먹은 kandžių suėstas kožu saēsts lapuk aangetast door de mot møllspist zjedzony przez mole comido de traça mâncat de molii изъеденный молью prežraný od molí od moljev požrt izjeden od strane moljaca maläten ซึ่งถูกทำลายด้วยแมลง güve yemiş/yeniği 蛀壞了的 поїдений міллю کڑکھایا، گھسا پٹا bị mọt cắn 蛀坏了的

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moth → عثة můra møl Motte νυχτοπεταλούδα polilla koi papillon de nuit moljac tarma 蛾 나방 mot møll ćma traça моль nattfjäril ผีเสื้อราตรีออกหากินกลางคืน güve con nhậy 飞蛾