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moth

183 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. moth (noun)
  2. moth bean (noun)
  3. moth borer (noun)
  4. moth-eaten (adjective)
  5. moth fly (noun)
  6. moth gray (noun)
  7. moth hawk (noun)
  8. moth miller (noun)
  9. moth mullein (noun)
  10. moth orchid (noun)
  11. almond moth (noun)
  12. angoumois grain moth (noun)
  13. antler moth (noun)
  14. apple moth (noun)
  15. Atlas moth (noun)
  16. bee moth (noun)
  17. bogong moth (noun)
  18. brown-tail moth (noun)
  19. buck moth (noun)
  20. bud moth (noun)
  21. buffalo moth (noun)
  22. bugong moth
  23. burnet moth (noun)
  24. cabbage moth (noun)
  25. cacao moth (noun)
  26. cactus moth (noun)
  27. carpenter moth (noun)
  28. carpet moth (noun)
  29. casemaking clothes moth (noun)
  30. case moth (noun)

moth

noun \ˈmȯth\
plural moths\ˈmȯthz, ˈmȯths\

Definition of MOTH

1
: clothes moth
2
: any of various usually nocturnal lepidopteran insects with antennae that are often feathery, with a stouter body, duller coloring, and proportionately smaller wings than the butterflies, and with larvae that are plant-eating caterpillars
— moth·like \-ˌlīk\ adjective
— mothy \ˈmȯ-thē\ adjective
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Origin of MOTH

Middle English mothe, from Old English moththe; akin to Middle High German motte moth
First Known Use: before 12th century

Other Insect Terms

drone, entomology, gadfly, pismire, proboscis, vespine

Rhymes with MOTH

broth, cloth, froth, sloth, swath, troth

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