clothes moth

noun

any 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

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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]

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clothes moth noun

Any of various tineid moths whose larvae feed on wool or fur

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Main Entry: ↑clothe

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clothes moth,

any one of a family of moths whose larvae are destructive to fabrics or furs.

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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)