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clothes moth

noun

  1. any of several small moths of the family Tineidae, the larvae of which feed on wool, fur, etc., especially Tinea pellionella casemaking clothes moth.


clothes moth

noun

  1. any of various tineid moths, esp Tineola bisselliella, the larvae of which feed on wool or fur
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of clothes moth1

First recorded in 1745–55
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Example Sentences

The larv of the clothes moth do an immense amount of damage, especially to stored clothing.

It is closely related to the clothes moth and, like the moth, bores in its larval stage, feeding on the mesophyl of the leaves.

After a while a baby clothes moth, a whitish worm, hatches out.

For over a fortnight we once enjoyed the company of the caterpillar of a common clothes moth.

Successive broods of the clothes moth appear through the summer.

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