- buffalo moth
- noun
Etymology: so called from its appearance: the larva of the carpet beetle
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buffalo moth,= carpet beetle. (Cf. ↑carpet beetle)
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
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Useful english dictionary. 2012.
buffalo carpet beetle. — See under carpet beetle. Also called buffalobug /buf euh loh bug /, buffalo bug, buffalo moth. * * * … Universalium
buffalo carpet beetle. — See under carpet beetle. Also called buffalobug /buf euh loh bug /, buffalo bug, buffalo moth … Useful english dictionary
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Grass moth — Grass Grass, n. [OE. gras, gres, gers, AS, gr[ae]s, g[ae]rs; akin to OFries. gres, gers, OS., D., G., Icel., & Goth. gras, Dan. gr[ae]s, Sw. gr[aum]s, and prob. to E. green, grow. Cf. {Graze}.] 1. Popularly: Herbage; the plants which constitute… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Carpet moth — Carpet Car pet (k[aum]r p[e^]t), n. [OF. carpite rug, soft of cloth, F. carpette coarse packing cloth, rug (cf. It. carpita rug, blanket), LL. carpeta, carpita, woolly cloths, fr. L. carpere to pluck, to card (wool); cf. Gr. karpo s fruit, E.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English