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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Mugwort :: Mugwort (n.) A somewhat aromatic composite weed (Artemisia vulgaris), at one time used medicinally; -- called also motherwort..
Smothered :: Smothered (imp. & p. p.) of Smothe.
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..
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..
Nonagrian :: Nonagrian (n.) Any moth of the genus Nonagria and allied genera, as the spindleworm and stalk borer..
Pneumatothorax :: Pneumatothorax (n.) See Pneumothorax.
Suffocate :: Suffocate (v. t.) To choke or kill by stopping respiration; to stifle; to smother.
Wean :: Wean (a.) To accustom and reconcile, as a child or other young animal, to a want or deprivation of mother's milk; to take from the breast or udder; to cause to cease to depend on the mother nourishment..
Moth :: Moth (n.) Anything which gradually and silently eats, consumes, or wastes any other thing..
Blindfish :: Blindfish (n.) A small fish (Amblyopsis spelaeus) destitute of eyes, found in the waters of the Mammoth Cave, in Kentucky. Related fishes from other caves take the same name..
Smoulder :: Smoulder (v. i.) To exist in a state of suppressed or smothered activity; to burn inwardly; as, a smoldering feud..
Mameluco :: Mameluco (n.) A child born of a white father and Indian mother.
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..
Cognati :: Cognati (n. pl.) Relatives by the mother's side.
Semele :: Semele (n.) A daughter of Cadmus, and by Zeus mother of Bacchus..
Behemoth :: Behemoth (n.) An animal, probably the hippopotamus, described in Job xl. 15-24..
Slugworm :: Slugworm (n.) Any caterpillar which has the general appearance of a slug, as do those of certain moths belonging to Limacodes and allied genera, and those of certain sawflies..
Inchworm :: Inchworm (n.) The larva of any geometrid moth. See Geometrid.
Motherly :: Motherly (a.) Of or pertaining to a mother; like, or suitable for, a mother; tender; maternal; as, motherly authority, love, or care..
Ma :: Ma (n.) A child's word for mother.
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