Definition of moth

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Moth (n.) Anything which gradually and silently eats, consumes, or wastes any other thing..

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Moth :: Moth (n.) Anything which gradually and silently eats, consumes, or wastes any other thing..
Sphinx :: Sphinx (n.) Any one of numerous species of large moths of the family Sphingidae; -- called also hawk moth.
Parent :: Parent (n.) One who begets, or brings forth, offspring; a father or a mother..
Nomothetic :: Nomothetic (a.) Alt. of Nomothetica.
Moth :: Moth (n.) 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..
Lithosian :: Lithosian (n.) Any one of various species of moths belonging to the family Lithosidae. Many of them are beautifully colored.
Myrmotherine :: Myrmotherine (a.) Feeding upon ants; -- said of certain birds.
Smore :: Smore (v. t.) To smother. See Smoor.
Footman :: Footman (n.) A moth of the family Lithosidae; -- so called from its livery-like colors.
Tinea :: Tinea (n.) A genus of small Lepidoptera, including the clothes moths and carpet moths..
Mothering :: Mothering (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Mothe.
Smudge :: Smudge (v. t.) To stifle or smother with smoke; to smoke by means of a smudge.
Burke :: Burke (v. t.) To dispose of quietly or indirectly; to suppress; to smother; to shelve; as, to burke a parliamentary question..
Isabella Moth :: Isabella moth () A common American moth (Pyrrharctia isabella), of an isabella color. The larva, called woolly bear and hedgehog caterpillar, is densely covered with hairs, which are black at each end of the body, and red in the middle part..
Venter :: Venter (n.) A pregnant woman; a mother; as, A has a son B by one venter, and a daughter C by another venter; children by different venters..
Silkworm :: Silkworm (n.) The larva of any one of numerous species of bombycid moths, which spins a large amount of strong silk in constructing its cocoon before changing to a pupa..
Phalaena :: Phalaena (n.) A linnaean genus which included the moths in general.
Beldame :: Beldame (n.) Grandmother; -- corresponding to belsire.
Ma :: Ma (n.) In Oriental countries, a respectful form of address given to a woman; mother..
Pneumothorax :: Pneumothorax (n.) A condition in which air or other gas is present in the cavity of the chest; -- called also pneumatothorax.
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