common clothes moth

noun

Tineola bisselliella, a winged insect of Tineidae family, the caterpillar of which is a serious pest which destroys woollen materials.

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Meanings

nouncommon clothes moth (plural common clothes moths)

plural common clothes moths

  1. Tineola bisselliella, a winged insect of Tineidae family, the caterpillar of which is a serious pest which destroys woollen materials.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
webbing clothes moth

Translations

Estonian riidekoi
  • riidekoitype of moth
Finnish vaatekoi
  • vaatekoitype of moth
Polish mól włosienniczek
  • mól włosienniczektype of moth
Russian моль
  • моль (molʹ)type of moth
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APA

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Chicago

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