clothing moth

noun

Niditinea fuscella (brown-dotted clothes moth)

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Meanings

nounclothing moth (plural clothing moths)

plural clothing moths

  1. Any moth that feeds on natural fiber, especially the following from subfamily Tineinae:
    1. Niditinea fuscella (brown-dotted clothes moth)
    2. Tinea pellionella (case-bearing clothes moth)
    3. Tineola bisselliella (common clothes moth, webbing clothes moth)
    4. Trichophaga tapetzella (carpet moth, tapestry moth)
    5. Monopis crocicapitella (pale-backed clothes moth)
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Chicago

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