'Moths' definitions:
Definition of 'Moths'
From: GCIDE
- Moth \Moth\, n.; pl. Moths (m[o^]thz). [OE. mothe, AS. mo[eth][eth]e; akin to D. mot, G. motte, Icel. motti, and prob. to E. mad an earthworm. Cf. Mad, n., Mawk.]
- 1. (Zool.) Any nocturnal lepidopterous insect, or any not included among the butterflies; as, the luna moth; Io moth; hawk moth. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Zool.) Any lepidopterous insect that feeds upon garments, grain, etc.; as, the clothes moth; grain moth; bee moth. See these terms under Clothes, Grain, etc. [1913 Webster]
- 3. (Zool.) Any one of various other insects that destroy woolen and fur goods, etc., esp. the larvae of several species of beetles of the genera Dermestes and Anthrenus. Carpet moths are often the larvae of Anthrenus. See Carpet beetle, under Carpet, Dermestes, Anthrenus. [1913 Webster]
- 4. Anything which gradually and silently eats, consumes, or wastes any other thing. [1913 Webster]
- Moth blight (Zool.), any plant louse of the genus Aleurodes, and related genera. They are injurious to various plants.
- Moth gnat (Zool.), a dipterous insect of the genus Bychoda, having fringed wings.
- Moth hunter (Zool.), the goatsucker.
- Moth miller (Zool.), a clothes moth. See Miller, 3, (a) .
- Moth mullein (Bot.), a common herb of the genus Verbascum (Verbascum Blattaria), having large wheel-shaped yellow or whitish flowers. [1913 Webster]
Words containing 'Moths'
- Moth,
- Bee moth,
- Book moth,
- Bud moth,
- Burnet moth,
- Carpet moth,
- Clothes moth,
- Codling moth,
- Dagger moth,
- Drinker moth,
- Elm moth,
- Emperor moth,
- Ermine moth,
- Ghost moth,
- Gipsy moth,
- Goat moth,
- Grain moth,
- Grape moth,
- Grass moth,
- Grease moth,
- Gypsy moth,
- Hag moth,
- Hair moth,
- Harlequin moth,
- Harnessed moth,
- Hawk moth,
- Honeycomb moth,
- Hop moth,
- Io moth,
- Isabella moth,
- Lackey moth,
- Lambda moth,
- Lappet moth,
- Luna moth,
- Magpie moth,
- Mason moth,
- Meal moth,
- Moth blight,
- Moth gnat,
- Moth hunter,
- Moth miller,
- Moth mullein,
- Pack moth,
- Pearl moth,
- Pepper moth,
- Pernyi moth,
- Pine moth,
- Plume moth,
- Processionary moth,
- Prominent' moth,
- Puss moth,
- Rustic moth,
- Satellite moth,
- Seraph moth,
- Silk moth,
- Silver moth,
- Skin moth,
- Snout moth,
- Soldier moth,
- Sphinx moth,
- Sting moth,
- Strawberry moth,
- Tabby moth,
- Tapestry moth,
- Tiger moth,
- Turpentine moth,
- Tussock moth,
- Unicorn moth,
- V moth,
- Vaporer moth,
- Veneer moth,
- Wave moth,
- Wax moth,
- Wheat moth,
- Winter moth,
- Y moth,
- Yucca moth,
- almond moth,
- angoumois moth,
- antler moth,
- arctiid moth,
- atlas moth,
- bombycid moth,
- cacao moth,
- cecropia moth,
- cinnabar moth,
- codlin moth,
- currant moth,
- cynthia moth,
- fig moth,
- gamma moth,
- gelechiid moth,
- geometrid moth,
- gracilariid moth,
- heliothis moth,
- hummingbird moth,
- imperial moth,
- lasiocampid moth,
- moth bean,
- moth eaten,
- moth orchid,
- moth plant,
- night moth,
- noctuid moth,
- owlet moth,
- polyphemus moth,
- potato moth,
- pyralid moth,
- raisin moth,
- saturniid moth,
- silkworm moth,
- tineid moth,
- tineoid moth,
- tobacco moth,
- tortricid moth,
- virgin moth,
- webbing moth,
- webworm moth,
- Moth-eat,
- Moth-eaten,
- angoumois grain moth,
- casemaking clothes moth,
- corn borer moth,
- domestic silkworm moth,
- domesticated silkworm moth,
- giant silkworm moth,
- mediterranean flour moth,
- moth-resistant,
- potato tuber moth,
- tomato hawk moth,
- webbing clothes moth,
- woolly bear moth,
- Death's-head moth,
- Humming-bird moth,
- Swallow-tailed moth,
- brown-tail moth,
- european corn borer moth,
- gold-tail moth,
- tent-caterpillar moth