Moth

  • 21moth — noun (plural moths) Etymology: Middle English mothe, from Old English moththe; akin to Middle High German motte moth Date: before 12th century 1. clothes moth 2. any of various usually nocturnal lepidopteran insects with antennae that are often… …

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  • 22Moth —    Heb. ash, from a root meaning to fall away, as moth eaten garments fall to pieces (Job 4:19; 13:28; Isa. 50:9; 51:8; Hos. 5:12).    Gr. ses, thus rendered in Matt. 6:19, 20; Luke 12:33. Allusion is thus made to the destruction of clothing by… …

    Easton's Bible Dictionary

  • 23Moth — Original name in latin Moth Name in other language Moth State code IN Continent/City Asia/Kolkata longitude 25.72644 latitude 78.9497 altitude 180 Population 14077 Date 2012 09 06 …

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  • 24moth — noun (C) 1 an insect related to the butterfly that flies mainly at night and is attracted to lights 2 also clothes moth a moth whose young eat holes in cloth …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 25moth — /mɒθ / (say moth) noun (plural moths) 1. any of a very large group of lepidopterous insects, generally distinguished from the butterflies by not having their antennae clubbed and by their (mainly) nocturnal or crepuscular habits. 2. a clothes… …

  • 26moth —   Pulelehua, ōka i; mū (clothes moth).    ♦ Larva and case of case moth, ōpūlauoho, pūlauoho …

    English-Hawaiian dictionary

  • 27moth — 1. noun /mɒθ,mɑθ/ a) A usually nocturnal insect of the order Lepidoptera, distinguished from butterflies by feather like antennae. b) The plant Vigna aconitifolia, known as moth bean. Syn: lep 2 …

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  • 28moth — noun Moth is used after these nouns: ↑silk …

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  • 29moth — [[t]mɒ̱θ, AM mɔ͟ːθ[/t]] moths N COUNT A moth is an insect like a butterfly which usually flies about at night …

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  • 30moth — [[t]mɔθ, mɒθ[/t]] n. pl. moths (môtz, motz, môths, moths). 1) ent any of numerous insects of the order Lepidoptera, generally distinguished from the butterflies by having feathery antennae and by having nocturnal habits 2) ent clothes moth •… …

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