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单词 clothes moth
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clothes moth


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 ).

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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Example sentences from the Web for clothes moth

  • One of the most useful to us is that which destroys the clothes-moth, which the same writer also traced.

    An Introduction to Entomology: Vol. IV (of 4)|William Kirby

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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