Definition of moth

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Moth (n.) Any lepidopterous insect that feeds upon garments, grain, etc.; as, the clothes moth; grain moth; bee moth. See these terms under Clothes, Grain, etc..

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Cosmothetic :: Cosmothetic (a.) Assuming or positing the actual existence or reality of the physical or external world.
Cosmotheism :: Cosmotheism (n.) Same as Pantheism.
Smother :: Smother (v. t.) To destroy the life of by suffocation; to deprive of the air necessary for life; to cover up closely so as to prevent breathing; to suffocate; as, to smother a child..
Colony :: Colony (n.) A company of people transplanted from their mother country to a remote province or country, and remaining subject to the jurisdiction of the parent state; as, the British colonies in America..
Smoulder :: Smoulder (v. t.) To smother; to suffocate; to choke.
Bombyx :: Bombyx (n.) A genus of moths, which includes the silkworm moth. See Silkworm..
Aunt :: Aunt (n.) The sister of one's father or mother; -- correlative to nephew or niece. Also applied to an uncle's wife.
Matricide :: Matricide (n.) The murder of a mother by her son or daughter.
Stepparent :: Stepmother (n.) The wife of one's father by a subsequent marriage.
Petrel :: Petrel (n.) Any one of numerous species of longwinged sea birds belonging to the family Procellaridae. The small petrels, or Mother Carey's chickens, belong to Oceanites, Oceanodroma, Procellaria, and several allied genera..
Smoulder :: Smoulder (n.) Smoke; smother.
Mother-naked :: Mother-naked (a.) Naked as when born.
Uterine :: Uterine (a.) Born of the same mother, but by a different father..
Io Moth :: Io moth () A large and handsome American moth (Hyperchiria Io), having a large, bright-colored spot on each hind wing, resembling the spots on the tail of a peacock. The larva is covered with prickly hairs, which sting like nettles..
Foremother :: Foremother (n.) A female ancestor.
Stepchild :: Stepchild (n.) A bereaved child; one who has lost father or mother.
Dug :: Dug (n.) A teat, pap, or nipple; -- formerly that of a human mother, now that of a cow or other beast..
Mameluco :: Mameluco (n.) A child born of a white father and Indian mother.
Hyperoartia :: Hyperoartia (n. pl.) An order of marsipobranchs including the lampreys. The suckerlike moth contains numerous teeth; the nasal opening is in the middle of the head above, but it does not connect with the mouth. See Cyclostoma, and Lamprey..
Tinean :: Tinean (n.) Any species of Tinea, or of the family Tineidae, which includes numerous small moths, many of which are injurious to woolen and fur goods and to cultivated plants. Also used adjectively..
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