Definition of moth

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Moth (n.) Any nocturnal lepidopterous insect, or any not included among the butterflies; as, the luna moth; Io moth; hawk moth..

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Cosmothetic :: Cosmothetic (a.) Assuming or positing the actual existence or reality of the physical or external world.
Foremother :: Foremother (n.) A female ancestor.
Provincialism :: Provincialism (n.) A word, or a manner of speaking, peculiar to a province or a district remote from the mother country or from the metropolis; a provincial characteristic; hence, narrowness; illiberality..
Unicorn :: Unicorn (n.) The larva of a unicorn moth.
Mother :: Mother (v. i.) To become like, or full of, mother, or thick matter, as vinegar..
Dug :: Dug (n.) A teat, pap, or nipple; -- formerly that of a human mother, now that of a cow or other beast..
Cabbiri :: Cabbiri (n. pl.) Certain deities originally worshiped with mystical rites by the Pelasgians in Lemnos and Samothrace and afterwards throughout Greece; -- also called sons of Hephaestus (or Vulcan), as being masters of the art of working metals..
Dam :: Dam (n.) A female parent; -- used of beasts, especially of quadrupeds; sometimes applied in contempt to a human mother..
Smothery :: Smothery (a.) Tending to smother; stifling.
Brine :: Brine (n.) Water saturated or strongly impregnated with salt; pickle; hence, any strong saline solution; also, the saline residue or strong mother liquor resulting from the evaporation of natural or artificial waters..
Timothy Grass :: Timothy grass () A kind of grass (Phleum pratense) with long cylindrical spikes; -- called also herd's grass, in England, cat's-tail grass, and meadow cat's-tail grass. It is much prized for fodder. See Illustration in Appendix..
Fireworm :: Fireworm (n.) The larva of a small tortricid moth which eats the leaves of the cranberry, so that the vines look as if burned; -- called also cranberry worm..
Homothermic :: Homothermic (a.) Alt. of Homothermou.
Gossip :: Gossip (n.) A sponsor; a godfather or a godmother.
Pyralid :: Pyralid (n.) Any moth of the family Pyralidae. The species are numerous and mostly small, but some of them are very injurious, as the bee moth, meal moth, hop moth, and clover moth..
Spindling :: Spindleworm (n.) The larva of a noctuid mmoth (Achatodes zeae) which feeds inside the stalks of corn (maize), sometimes causing much damage. It is smooth, with a black head and tail and a row of black dots across each segment..
Mothered :: Mothered (imp. & p. p.) of Mothe.
Mothen :: Mothen (a.) Full of moths.
Grandmotherly :: Grandmotherly (a.) Like a grandmother in age or manner; kind; indulgent.
Lepidoptera :: Lepidoptera (n. pl.) An order of insects, which includes the butterflies and moths. They have broad wings, covered with minute overlapping scales, usually brightly colored..
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