Moth definitions

môth, mŏth
Any of numerous insects of the order Lepidoptera, generally distinguished from butterflies by their nocturnal activity, hairlike or feathery antennae, stout bodies, and the frenulum that holds the front and back wings together.
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A clothes moth.
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Any of various families of chiefly night-flying lepidopteran insects, similar to the butterflies but generally smaller, less brightly colored, and not having the antennae knobbed.
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Any of numerous insects of the order Lepidoptera, generally distinguished from butterflies by their nocturnal activity, hairlike or feathery antennae, stout bodies, and the frenulum that holds the front and back wings together.
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A usually nocturnal insect of the order Lepidoptera, distinguished from butterflies by feather-like antennae.
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(intransitive) To hunt for moths.
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The plant Vigna aconitifolia, moth bean.
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(dated) A liver spot, especially an irregular or feathery one.
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Origin of moth

Germanic: from Old English moþþe, cognate with Dutch mot, German Motte.

Sentence Examples

  • The embryo of a moth, a dragon-fly point.

  • phenarete (Danainae); Dismorphia orise (Pierinae); Anthomyza buckleyi (moth of the family Pericopidae) and Castnia linus (moth of the family Castniidae).

  • "You look happier than a moth on a cashmere sweater," Fred said.

  • (Tebaldo Visconti);pope from the 1st of September 1271, to the moth of January 1276, was born at Piacenza in 1208, studied for the church, and became archdeacon of Liege.

  • The winter moth (Cheimatobia brumata) must be kept in check by putting greasy bands round the trunks from October till December or January, to catch the wingless females that crawl up and deposit their eggs in the cracks and crevices in the bark.

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