Clothes moth Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun any of several small yellowish or buff-colored moths whose larvae eat organic matter e.g. woolens

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  1. (Zoöl.), a small moth of the genus Tinea. The most common species (T. flavifrontella)is yellowish white. The larvæ eat woolen goods, furs, feathers, etc. They live in tubular cases made of the material upon which they feed, fastened together with silk.

Webster 1913