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A mote. |
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Any nocturnal lepidopterous insect, or any not included among
the butterflies; as, the luna moth; Io moth; hawk moth. |
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Any lepidopterous insect that feeds upon garments, grain,
etc.; as, the clothes moth; grain moth; bee moth. See these terms under
Clothes, Grain, etc. |
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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. |
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Anything which gradually and silently eats, consumes, or
wastes any other thing. |
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