'Honeycomb moth' definitions:

Definition of 'Honeycomb moth'

From: GCIDE
  • Honeycomb \Hon"ey*comb`\, n. [AS. hunigcamb. See Honey, and 1st Comb.]
  • 1. A mass of hexagonal waxen cells, formed by bees, and used by them to hold their honey and their eggs. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Any substance, as a easting of iron, a piece of worm-eaten wood, or of triple, etc., perforated with cells like a honeycomb. [1913 Webster]
  • Honeycomb moth (Zool.), the wax moth.
  • Honeycomb stomach. (Anat.) See Reticulum. [1913 Webster]