- clothes moth
- nounany of several small yellowish or buff-colored moths whose larvae eat organic matter e.g. woolens• Hypernyms: ↑tineid, ↑tineid moth• Hyponyms: ↑casemaking clothes moth, ↑Tinea pellionella, ↑webbing clothes moth, ↑webbing moth, ↑Tineola bisselliella
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noun: any of several small yellowish or buff-colored tineid moths whose larvae eat organic matter (as woolen goods, furs, or feathers) — see casemaking clothes moth, webbing clothes moth* * *
any of several small moths of the family Tineidae, the larvae of which feed on wool, fur, etc., esp. Tinea pellionella (casemaking clothes moth).[1745-55]* * *
clothes moth nounAny of various tineid moths whose larvae feed on wool or fur• • •Main Entry: ↑clothe* * *
clothes moth,any one of a family of moths whose larvae are destructive to fabrics or furs.* * *
n. a small, drab moth whose larvae feed on a range of animal fibers and can be destructive to clothing and other domestic textiles. ● Family Tineidae: several species, in particular the common clothes moth (Tineola biselliella)
Useful english dictionary. 2012.