English > moth: 1 sense > noun 1, animal| Meaning | typically crepuscular or nocturnal insect having a stout body and feathery or hairlike antennae. |
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| Narrower | arctiid, arctiid moth | stout-bodied broad-winged moth with conspicuously striped or spotted wings |
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| bombycid, bombycid moth, silkworm moth | moderate-sized Asiatic moth whose larvae feed on mulberry leaves and produce silk |
| gelechiid, gelechiid moth | small slender-winged moths whose larvae are agricultural pests |
| geometrid, geometrid moth | slender-bodied broad-winged moth whose larvae are called measuring worms |
| hawkmoth, hawk moth, sphingid, sphinx moth, hummingbird moth | Any of various moths with long narrow forewings capable of powerful flight and hovering over flowers to feed |
| lasiocampid, lasiocampid moth | medium-sized stout-bodied neutral-colored moths with comb-like antennae |
| lymantriid, tussock moth | dull / dull-colored moth whose larvae have tufts of hair on the body and feed on the leaves of many deciduous trees |
| moth miller, miller | Any of various moths that have powdery wings |
| noctuid moth, noctuid, owlet moth | usually dull / dull-colored medium-sized nocturnal moth |
| pyralid, pyralid moth | usually tropical slender-bodied long-legged moth whose larvae are crop pests |
| saturniid, saturniid moth | large brightly colored and usually tropical moth |
| tent-caterpillar moth, Malacosoma americana | moth whose larvae are tent caterpillars |
| tineoid, tineoid moth | small dull / dull-colored moth with chewing mouthparts |
| tortricid, tortricid moth | Any of numerous small moths having lightly fringed wings |
| Broader | lepidopterous insect, lepidopteron, lepidopteran | insect that in the adult state has four wings more or less covered with tiny scales |
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| Spanish | falena, heterócero, mariposa nocturna, palomilla, polilla |
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| Catalan | arna, heteròcer |
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| Adjectives | mothy | infested with moths |
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