Found 4 items, similar to Moths.
English → Indonesian (Kamus Landak)
Definition: moth
ngengat
English → Indonesian (quick)
Definition: moth
cendawan, ngengat
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: moth
moth
n : typically crepuscular or nocturnal insect having a stout
body and feathery or hairlike antennae
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Moths
Moth
\Moth\, n.; pl.
Moths (m[o^]thz). [OE. mothe, AS.
mo[eth][eth]e; akin to D. mot, G. motte, Icel. motti, and
prob. to E. mad an earthworm. Cf.
Mad, n.,
Mawk.]
1. (Zo["o]l.) Any nocturnal lepidopterous insect, or any not
included among the butterflies; as, the luna moth; Io
moth; hawk moth.
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2. (Zo["o]l.) Any lepidopterous insect that feeds upon
garments, grain, etc.; as, the clothes moth; grain moth;
bee moth. See these terms under
Clothes,
Grain, etc.
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3. (Zo["o]l.) Any one of various other insects that destroy
woolen and fur goods, etc., esp. the larv[ae] of several
species of beetles of the genera
Dermestes and
Anthrenus. Carpet moths are often the larv[ae] of
Anthrenus. See
Carpet beetle, under
Carpet,
Dermestes,
Anthrenus.
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4. Anything which gradually and silently eats, consumes, or
wastes any other thing.
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Moth blight (Zo["o]l.), any plant louse of the genus
Aleurodes, and related genera. They are injurious to
various plants.
Moth gnat (Zo["o]l.), a dipterous insect of the genus
Bychoda, having fringed wings.
Moth hunter (Zo["o]l.), the goatsucker.
Moth miller (Zo["o]l.), a clothes moth. See
Miller, 3,
(a) .
Moth mullein (Bot.), a common herb of the genus
Verbascum
(
Verbascum Blattaria), having large wheel-shaped yellow
or whitish flowers.
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