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clothes moth
noun
- 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
- any of various tineid moths, esp Tineola bisselliella, the larvae of which feed on wool or fur
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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.
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It is closely related to the clothes moth and, like the moth, bores in its larval stage, feeding on the mesophyl of the leaves.
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After a while a baby clothes moth, a whitish worm, hatches out.
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For over a fortnight we once enjoyed the company of the caterpillar of a common clothes moth.
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Successive broods of the clothes moth appear through the summer.
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