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1. (n.) moth
any of numerous insects of the order Lepidoptera, generally distinguished from the butterflies by having feathery antennae and by having nocturnal habits.
Etymology: (bef. 950; OE moththe)
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1. (noun) moth
typically crepuscular or nocturnal insect having a stout body and feathery or hairlike antennae
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1. (noun) moth
an insect like a butterfly that flies at night
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1. (noun) moth
a mote
2. (noun) moth
any nocturnal lepidopterous insect, or any not included among the butterflies; as, the luna moth; Io moth; hawk moth
3. (noun) moth
any lepidopterous insect that feeds upon garments, grain, etc.; as, the clothes moth; grain moth; bee moth. See these terms under Clothes, Grain, etc
4. (noun) moth
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
5. (noun) moth
anything which gradually and silently eats, consumes, or wastes any other thing
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Sense: any of a large number of insects, rather like butterflies but with wider bodies, seen mostly at night and attracted by light.
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 Afrikaans: mot |
 Arabic: عُثَّه، سوسَه |
 Bulgarian: нощни пеперуди |
 Brazilian: traça |
 Czech: můra |
 German: der Nachtfalter |
 Danish: natsværmer |
 Greek: νυχτοπεταλούδα |
 Spanish: mariposa nocturna |
 Estonian: ööliblikas |
 Farsi: حشرات موذى |
 Finnish: yöperhonen |
 French: papillon de nuit |
 Hebrew: עַש |
 Hindi: पतंगा, शलभ |
 Croatian: noćni leptir |
 Hungarian: pille |
 Indonesian: ngengat |
 Icelandic: mölur |
 Italian: falena |
 Japanese: 蛾 |
 Korean: 나방 |
 Lithuanian: drugys |
 Latvian: naktstauriņš |
 Malay: ngengat |
 Dutch: nachtvlinder |
 Norwegian: nattsvermer |
 Polish: ćma |
 Persian: حشرات موذى |
 Pashto: يو ډول غماشى |
 Portuguese: traça |
 Romanian: fluture de noapte |
 Russian: ночная бабочка |
 Slovak: mora |
 Slovenian: vešča |
 Serbian: moljac |
 Swedish: nattfjäril |
 Thai: ผีเสื้อราตรี ออกหากินตอนก |
 Turkish: pervane |
 Taiwanese: 蛾 |
 Ukrainian: метелик |
 Urdu: پتنگا |
 Vietnamese: con thiêu thân |
 Chinese: 蛾 |
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