house moth

noun

either of two species of micro moth, esp the brown house moth (Hofmannophila pseudospretella) which, although it usually inhabits birds' nests, sometimes enters houses where its larvae can be very destructive of stored fabrics and foodstuffs

Words nearby house moth

house lights, house manager, house mark, house martin, house moss, house moth, house mouse, house music, house of assembly, house of assignation, house of bernarda alba, the

Example sentences from the Web for house moth

  • Well, sir, I peppered him and Keatinged him just as though he was a house-moth.

    Dimbie and I--and Amelia |Mabel Barnes-Grundy