Moth word meaning and definition
Beside meaning and definition for word "moth", on this page you can find other interesting information too, like synonyms or related words. On bottom of the page we have fun area, like tarot cards, numerology for these Four characters, how to write "moth" with bar codes or hand signs and more.. Table of Contents:
|
• Letter statistic • Hand signs, morse code • Tarot cards, numerology • Other fun |
Do you like word(s) »moth«? |  |
Meaning and definition for "moth" word
Click here if you Hate scroll, Show all | Too long, show scroll
\Moth\, n.; pl. {Moths} (m[o^]thz). [OE. mothe, AS. mo[eth][eth]e; akin to D. mot, G. motte, Icel. motti, and prob. to E. mad an earthworm. Cf. {Mad}, n., {Mawk}.] 1. (Zo["o]l.) Any nocturnal lepidopterous insect, or any not included among the butterflies; as, the luna moth; Io moth; hawk moth. 2. (Zo["o]l.) Any lepidopterous insect that feeds upon garments, grain, etc.; as, the clothes moth; grain moth; bee moth. See these terms under {Clothes}, {Grain}, etc. 3. (Zo["o]l.) Any one of various other insects that destroy woolen and fur goods, etc., esp. the larv[ae] of several species of beetles of the genera {Dermestes} and {Anthrenus}. Carpet moths are often the larv[ae] of Anthrenus. See {Carpet beetle}, under {Carpet}, {Dermestes}, {Anthrenus}. 4. Anything which gradually and silently eats, consumes, or wastes any other thing. {Moth blight} (Zo["o]l.), any plant louse of the genus {Aleurodes}, and related genera. They are injurious to various plants. {Moth gnat} (Zo["o]l.), a dipterous insect of the genus {Bychoda}, having fringed wings. {Moth hunter} (Zo["o]l.), the goatsucker. {Moth miller} (Zo["o]l.), a clothes moth. See {Miller}, 3,
(a) . {Moth mullein} (Bot.), a common herb of the genus {Verbascum} ({V. Blattaria}), having large wheel-shaped yellow or whitish flowers.
See also: arctiid | arctiid moth | bombycid | bombycid moth | gelechiid | gelechiid moth | geometrid | geometrid moth | hawk moth | hawkmoth | hummingbird moth | lasiocampid | lasiocampid moth | lepidopteran | lepidopteron | lepidopterous insect | lymantriid | Malacosoma americana | miller | moth miller | noctuid | noctuid moth | owlet moth | pyralid | pyralid moth | saturniid | saturniid moth | silkworm moth | sphingid | sphinx moth | tent-caterpillar moth | tineoid | tineoid moth | tortricid | tortricid moth | tussock moth |
The fun area, different aproach to word »moth«
Let's analyse "moth" as pure text. This string has Four letters in One syllable and One vowel. 25% of vowels is 13.6% less then average English word. Written in backwards: HTOM. Average typing speed for these characters is 1045 milliseconds. [info]
- |
Numerology Hearts desire number calculated from vowels:
moth: 6 = 6, reduced: 6 . and the final result is Six. |
|
Search internet for "moth"
> Search images |
Tarot cards
Page generated in 0.0093 seconds.