clothes moth

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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 ).

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Origin of clothes moth

First recorded in 1745–55

Words nearby clothes moth

cloth-eared, clothes, clothesbasket, clotheshorse, clothesline, clothes moth, clothes-peg, clothespin, clothes pole, clothespress, clothes prop

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How to use clothes moth in a sentence

The larv of the clothes moth do an immense amount of damage, especially to stored clothing.
A Civic Biology|George William Hunter
It is closely related to the clothes moth and, like the moth, bores in its larval stage, feeding on the mesophyl of the leaves.
All About Coffee|William H. Ukers
After a while a baby clothes moth, a whitish worm, hatches out.
Little Busybodies|Jeanette Augustus Marks and Julia Moody
For over a fortnight we once enjoyed the company of the caterpillar of a common clothes moth.
Our Common Insects|Alpheus Spring Packard

Successive broods of the clothes moth appear through the summer.
Our Common Insects|Alpheus Spring Packard

British Dictionary definitions for 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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