clothes moth

Any of various moths of the family Tineidae, whose larvae feed on wool, hair, fur, and feathers.

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clothes moth

(Animals) any of various tineid moths, esp Tineola bisselliella, the larvae of which feed on wool or fur

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clothes′ moth`

any of several small moths of the family Tineidae, the larvae of which feed on wool, fur, etc.

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Noun

clothes moth - any of several small yellowish or buff-colored moths whose larvae eat organic matter e.g. woolens

tineid, tineid moth - small yellowish moths whose larvae feed on wool or fur

casemaking clothes moth, Tinea pellionella - the larvae live in tubes of its food material fastened with silk that it spins

Tineola bisselliella, webbing clothes moth, webbing moth - moth that forms a web in which it lives

Translations

عُث الألْبِسَه

mol šatní

møl

mölur

moľa šatový

moth

(moθ) – plural moths (moθs) (American) (mo:ðz) – noun

1. any of a large number of insects, rather like butterflies but with wider bodies, seen mostly at night and attracted by light.

2. a clothes moth. The moths have been at my evening dress.

clothes moth

a type of moth whose larva feeds on cloth and makes holes.

ˈmothball noun

a small ball of a chemical used to protect clothes from clothes moths.

ˈmoth-eaten adjective

(of cloth) eaten by moths. a moth-eaten blanket.