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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024moth /mɔθ, mɑθ/USA pronunciation n. [countable], pl. moths (môᵺz, moᵺz, môths, moths).- Insectsan insect that resembles a butterfly and is active mostly at night:Moths are attracted to light.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024moth (môth, moth),USA pronunciation n., pl. moths (môᵺz, moᵺz, môths, moths).USA pronunciation - Insectsany of numerous insects of the order Lepidoptera, generally distinguished from the butterflies by having feathery antennae and by having crepuscular or nocturnal habits.
- InsectsSee clothes moth.
- bef. 950; Middle English motthe, Old English moththe; akin to German Motte, Old Norse motti
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: moth /mɒθ/ n - any of numerous insects of the order Lepidoptera that typically have stout bodies with antennae of various shapes (but not clubbed), including large brightly coloured species, such as hawk moths, and small inconspicuous types, such as the clothes moths
Compare butterfly
Etymology: Old English moththe; compare Middle Dutch motte, Old Norse motti |