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moths

moths is a plural form of moth

moth

Definition:

a typically crepuscular or nocturnal insect having a stout body, and feathery or hair-like antennae

Class:

animal noun (animals and microorganisms)

Related to:

mothy

Plural:

moths

Original source:

WordNet

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Wikipedia:

Moth

Summary:

an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth, with thousands of species yet to be described. Most species ...  (42 of 2096 words, 6 images)

Columbia:

moth

Summary:

any of the large and varied group of insects which, along with the butterflies, make up the order Lepidoptera. The moths comprise the great majority ...  (25 of 389 words)

Wikipedia:

Moth (disambiguation)

Summary:

an insect in the order Lepidoptera. Moth may also refer to: De Havilland Moth, a series of light aircraft, sports planes and military trainers | Moth (band), a rock band from Cincinnati, Ohio | Moth (dinghy), three different classes of boats | Moth ...  (40 of 165 words, 9 senses)

Britannica:

moth | Lepidoptera [order]

Summary:

any of more than 150,000 species of overwhelmingly nocturnal flying insects that, along with the butterflies and skippers, constitute the order ...  (21 of 104 words)

Wiktionary:

moth | moths [plural] | mothed [past tense] | mothing [present participle] | lep | almond moth | almond tree leaf skeletoniser moth | almond tree leaf skeletonizer moth | antler moth | apple-moth | atlas moth | autumnal moth | bagworm moth | black witch moth | Bogong moth | bee moth | black-arched moth | brimstone moth | brown-tailed moth | brown-tail moth | browntail moth | burnet companion moth | burnet moth | cabbage moth | carpet moth | case moth | cecropia moth | cinnabar moth | clothes moth | clothing moth | codlin moth | codling moth | comet moth | cotton leafworm moth | cup moth | death's head moth | diamond-back moth | diamondback moth | dot moth | Douglas-fir tussock moth | emperor moth | ermine moth | garden tiger moth | geometer moth | ghost moth | goat moth | gooseberry-moth | grass moth | giant leopard moth | gipsy moth | gypsy moth | hag moth | hawk moth | hawk-moth | hawkmoth | honeycomb moth | imperial moth | Indian meal moth | io moth | kitten-moth | lackey moth | lappet moth | leaf roller moth | leek moth | leopard moth | light brown apple moth | lobster moth | luna moth | magpie moth | many-plumed moth | Mediterranean flour moth | mint moth | moth ball | moth-ball | mothball | moth blight | moth-borer | moth-eaten | mothen | Mother Shipton moth | moth flower | moth fly | moth freckle | moth-fretted | moth-fretten | moth gnat | moth-hunter | mothless | moth-like | mothlike | moth miller | moth mullein | moth orchid | moth patch | moth-proof | mothproof | moth sphinx | moth spot | moth-time | mothweed | moth wing | mothwort | mothy | mouse moth | night moth | November moth | nun moth | ochre-winged hag moth | oriental leafworm moth | owlet moth | owl moth | painted apple moth | pale November moth | Pandora sphinx moth | pasture day moth | pear leaf blister moth | peppered moth | plume moth | polyphemus moth | processionary moth | pug-moth | puss moth | rabbit moth | rusty tussock moth | satin moth | scarlet tiger moth | shipton moth | short-cloaked moth | silkworm moth | slug moth | snout moth | southern flannel moth | sphinx moth | summer fruit tortrix moth | swallow-tailed moth | tapestry moth | tiger moth | turnip moth | tussock moth | unicorn moth | veneer moth | vine moth | vine-moth | wax moth | western tussock moth | wheat moth | white-marked tussock moth | white witch moth | winter moth | witch moth | yellow-shouldered slug moth | Y moth | yucca moth

Summary:

A usually nocturnal insect of the order Lepidoptera, distinguished from butterflies by feather-like antennae. | [intransitive verb] To hunt for moths. | The plant Vigna aconitifolia, known as moth bean.  (28 of 96 words, 3 senses, 1 image, 1 etymology, pronunciation)

Merriam-Webster:

moth | moths [plural] | mothlike | mothy

Summary:

"clothes moth" | any of various usually nocturnal lepidopteran insects with antennae that are often feathery, with a stouter body, duller coloring, ...  (21 of 74 words, 2 senses, 1 etymology, pronunciation)

Encarta:

moth | moths [plural]

Summary:

an insect resembling a butterfly, generally differing in having a duller color and differently shaped antennae, and in being active at night. Order ...  (23 of 43 words, 1 etymology, pronunciation)

Random House:

moth | moths [plural]

Summary:

any of numerous insects of the order Lepidoptera, generally distinguished from the butterflies by having feathery antennae and by having crepuscular ...  (21 of 42 words, 2 senses, pronunciation)

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