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mothwoc — moththe, mothwoc see moth, motewoke … Useful english dictionary
moth — noun (plural moths) Etymology: Middle English mothe, from Old English moththe; akin to Middle High German motte moth Date: before 12th century 1. clothes moth 2. any of various usually nocturnal lepidopteran insects with antennae that are often… … New Collegiate Dictionary
moth — /mawth, moth/, n., pl. moths /mawdhz, modhz, mawths, moths/. 1. any of numerous insects of the order Lepidoptera, generally distinguished from the butterflies by having feathery antennae and by having crepuscular or nocturnal habits. 2. See… … Universalium
moth — [mɔθ US mo:θ] n [: Old English; Origin: moththe] an insect related to the ↑butterfly that flies mainly at night and is attracted to lights. Some moths eat holes in cloth … Dictionary of contemporary English
moth — noun a chiefly nocturnal insect having two pairs of broad wings covered in microscopic scales, typically drably coloured and held flat when at rest, and lacking the clubbed antennae of butterflies. [Most superfamilies of the order Lepidoptera.]… … English new terms dictionary
moth — [[t]mɔθ, mɒθ[/t]] n. pl. moths (môtz, motz, môths, moths). 1) ent any of numerous insects of the order Lepidoptera, generally distinguished from the butterflies by having feathery antennae and by having nocturnal habits 2) ent clothes moth •… … From formal English to slang
moth — [môth] n. pl. moths [môthz, môths] [ME motthe < OE moththe, akin to Ger motte < IE base * math , gnawing vermin] 1. any of various families of chiefly night flying lepidopteran insects, similar to the butterflies but generally smaller, less … English World dictionary
moth — n. 1 any usu. nocturnal insect of the order Lepidoptera excluding butterflies, having a stout body and without clubbed antennae. 2 any small lepidopterous insect of the family Tineidae breeding in cloth etc., on which its larva feeds. Phrases and … Useful english dictionary
