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1 mothball
noun (a small ball of a chemical used to protect clothes from clothes moths.) bola de naftalina -
2 mothball
noun (a small ball of a chemical used to protect clothes from clothes moths.) bola de naftalina -
3 moth
[moƟ]plural - moths; noun1) (any of a large number of insects, rather like butterflies but with wider bodies, seen mostly at night and attracted by light.) traça2) (a clothes moth: The moths have been at my evening dress.) traça•- mothball
- moth-eaten* * *[mɔθ] n 1 traça. 2 mariposa. -
4 moth
[moƟ]plural - moths; noun1) (any of a large number of insects, rather like butterflies but with wider bodies, seen mostly at night and attracted by light.) mariposa2) (a clothes moth: The moths have been at my evening dress.) traça•- mothball - moth-eaten
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clothes moth — clothes′ moth n. ent any of several small moths of the family Tineidae, the larvae of which feed on wool, fur, etc … From formal English to slang
clothes moth — n. any of a family (Tineidae) of small moths that lay their eggs in articles of wool, fur, etc. upon which the hatched larvae feed … English World dictionary
clothes moth — noun any of several small yellowish or buff colored moths whose larvae eat organic matter e.g. woolens • Hypernyms: ↑tineid, ↑tineid moth • Hyponyms: ↑casemaking clothes moth, ↑Tinea pellionella, ↑webbing clothes moth, ↑webbing moth, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
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 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
clothes moth — any of several small moths of the family Tineidae, the larvae of which feed on wool, fur, etc., esp. Tinea pellionella (casemaking clothes moth). [1745 55] * * * … Universalium
clothes moth — noun Date: 1753 any of several small yellowish or buff colored moths (especially Tinea pellionella and Tineola bisselliella of the family Tineidae) whose larvae eat wool, fur, or feathers … New Collegiate Dictionary
clothes moth — /ˈkloʊðz mɒθ/ (say klohdhz moth) noun any of certain small moths whose larvae feed on wool, fur, etc …
Clothing Moth — Carpet moth redirects here. This term is also used for several geometer moths of the subfamily Larentiinae called carpets . Taxobox name = Clothing Moth image caption = regnum = Animalia phylum = Arthropoda classis = Insecta ordo = Lepidoptera… … Wikipedia
Tineola bisselliella — Clothing moth redirects here. This term may also refer to several other Tineidae. Tineola bisselliella Scientific classification … Wikipedia
Mite des vêtements — Pour l’article homonyme, voir Mite. Mite textile … Wikipédia en Français
lepidopteran — /lep i dop teuhr euhn/, adj. 1. lepidopterous. n. 2. a lepidopterous insect. [1850 55; LEPIDOPTER(A) + AN] * * * Any of the more than 100,000 species constituting the order Lepidoptera (Greek: scaly wing ): butterflies, moths, and skippers. The… … Universalium