Moth
121moth fly — ▪ insect any member of a family of insects in the fly order, Diptera, that are small and mothlike and are commonly found around the openings of drain pipes. No more than 5 mm (0.2 inch) long, these flies have broad hairy wings that are held… …
122moth owl — Australian bird, a species of owlet frogmouth (q.v.). * * * …
123moth-eaten alopecia — syphilitic a …
124moth fly — a fly of the family Psychodidae …
125moth eaten — Synonyms and related words: anile, archaic, back number, banal, bewhiskered, blasted, blighted, blown, bromidic, bygone, common, commonplace, corny, crabbed, crumbling, cut and dried, dated, debilitated, decrepit, despoiled, dilapidated, dingy,… …
126moth-eaten — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. worn, shabby, tattered, ragged. See deterioration. II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. 1. threadbare tattered, ragged, *holey, worn out, decrepit. 2. old fashioned outmoded, outdated, antiquated, out… …
127moth-eaten — eaten by moths; out of date, old fashioned …
128moth-eaten — adjective 1》 damaged by clothes moths. 2》 old or in bad condition …
