clothes moth
noun
any of several small moths of the family Tineidae, the larvae of which feed on wool, fur, etc., especially Tinea pellionella (casemaking clothes moth).
Origin of clothes moth
First recorded in 1745–55
Words nearby clothes moth
cloth-eared,
cloth-of-gold,
clothbound,
clothe,
clothes,
clothes moth,
clothes peg,
clothes pole,
clothes prop,
clothes tree,
clothes-peg
Example sentences from the Web for clothes moth
One of the most useful to us is that which destroys the clothes-moth, which the same writer also traced.
An Introduction to Entomology: Vol. IV (of 4) |William Kirby
British Dictionary definitions for clothes moth
clothes moth
noun
any of various tineid moths, esp Tineola bisselliella, the larvae of which feed on wool or fur