HyperDic: casemaking_clothes_moth

English > 1 sense of the expression casemaking clothes moth:
NOUNanimalcasemaking clothes moth, Tinea pellionellathe larvae live in tubes of its food material fastened with silk that it spins / spins
English > casemaking clothes moth: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
MeaningThe larvae live in tubes of its food material fastened with silk that it spins / spins.
SynonymTinea pellionella
Member ofTinea, genus Tineatype genus of the Tineidae
Broaderclothes mothAny of several small yellowish or buff-colored moths whose larvae eat organic matter e.g. woolens

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