"Moth" is a word in ENGLISH
Any nocturnal lepidopterous insect, or any not included among
the butterflies; as, the luna moth; Io moth; hawk moth.
Any one of various other insects that destroy woolen and fur
goods, etc., esp. the larvae of several species of beetles of the
genera Dermestes and Anthrenus. Carpet moths are often the larvae of
Anthrenus. See Carpet beetle, under Carpet, Dermestes, Anthrenus.
Any lepidopterous insect that feeds upon garments, grain,
etc.; as, the clothes moth; grain moth; bee moth. See these terms under
Clothes, Grain, etc.
Anything which gradually and silently eats, consumes, or
wastes any other thing.
A mote.
The rain spun in the yellow arc lights over the café parking lot. It was empty inside, except for a fat Negro woman whom I could see through the service window in the kitchen, and a pretty, redheaded waitress in her early twenties, dressed in a pink uniform with her hair tied up on her freckled neck. She was obviously tired, but she was polite and smiled at me when she took my order, and I felt a sense of guilt, almost shame, at my susceptibility and easy fondness for a young woman's smile. Because if you're forty-nine and unmarried or a widower or if you've simply chosen to live alone, you're easily flattered by a young woman's seeming attention to you, and you forget that it is often simply a deference to your age.
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How did Gertie Gorilla win the beauty contest?She was the beast of the show!
álung v [A2; b6] be attracted to go near s.t. Ang dinagku-tan nga kandílà gialúngan sa mga anunugba, The moths …
Read the complete definitionA small moth (Gelechia cerealella) which is very destructive to wheat and other grain. The larva eats out the interior …
Read the complete definitionA genus of small beetles, several of which, in the larval state, are very destructive to woolen goods, fur, etc. …
Read the complete definitionanunugba (from sugba) n moth that gathers around a light at night. v [B1256] be, become a moth.
Read the complete definitionanunúgba - A white-winged moth. (cf. subásúba, sugbásúgba). anwáng, Buffalo. (cf. kárbaw, karabáw).
Read the complete definitionAn amateur collector and breeder of insects, esp. of butterflies and moths; a lepidopterist.
Read the complete definitionIn the civil law. A moth-er’s brother. 2 Bl. Comm. 230. Avunculus magnus, a great-uncle. Avunculus major, a great-graudmother’s brother. …
Read the complete definitionIn insects, the hairs of the labial palpi of moths and butterflies.
Read the complete definitionThe larva of a moth (Heliothis armigera) which devours the bolls or unripe pods of the cotton plant, often doing …
Read the complete definitionA genus of moths, which includes the silkworm moth. See Silkworm.
Read the complete definitionAny larva of a beetle or moth, which is injurious to books. Many species are known.
Read the complete definitionThe larva of two species of geometrid moths which are very injurious to fruit and shade trees by eating, and …
Read the complete definitionA caterpillar which at night eats off young plants of cabbage, corn, etc., usually at the ground. Some kinds ascend …
Read the complete definitiondakyup v [A; b6] {1} for things that fly to swarm, fly around close to s.t. Ang anunugba mudakyup sa …
Read the complete definitionThe larva of any geometrid moth, which drops from trees by means of a thread of silk, as the cankerworm.
Read the complete definitionAny bombycid moth of the genera Eriogaster and Lasiocampa; as, the oak eggar (L. roboris) of Europe.
Read the complete definitionAny moth of the genus Polypogon.
Read the complete definitionOne who fertilizes; the agent that carries the fertilizing principle, as a moth to an orchid.
Read the complete definitionThe larva of a small tortricid moth which eats the leaves of the cranberry, so that the vines look as …
Read the complete definitionA moth of the family Lithosidae; -- so called from its livery-like colors.
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