moth : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: moth	by the DICT Development Group
4 results for moth
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
moth n typically crepuscular or nocturnal insect having a stout body and feathery or hairlike antennae
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Moth \Moth\, n.; pl. {Moths} (m[ocr]thz). [OE. mothe, AS. mo[edh][edh]e; akin to D. mot, G. motte, Icel. motti, and prob. to E. mad an earthworm. Cf. {Mad}, n., {Mawk}.] 1. (Zo[94]l.) Any nocturnal lepidopterous insect, or any not included among the butterflies; as, the luna moth; Io moth; hawk moth. 2. (Zo[94]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[94]l.) Any one of various other insects that destroy woolen and fur goods, etc., esp. the larv[91] of several species of beetles of the genera {Dermestes} and {Anthrenus}. Carpet moths are often the larv[91] 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[94]l.), any plant louse of the genus {Aleurodes}, and related genera. They are injurious to various plants. {Moth gnat} (Zo[94]l.), a dipterous insect of the genus {Bychoda}, having fringed wings. {Moth hunter} (Zo[94]l.), the goatsucker. {Moth miller} (Zo[94]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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Moth \Moth\ (m[ocr]th), n. A mote. [Obs.] --Shak.
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Moth Heb. 'ash, from a root meaning "to fall away," as moth-eaten garments fall to pieces (Job 4:19; 13:28; Isa. 50:9; 51:8; Hos. 5:12). Gr. ses, thus rendered in Matt. 6:19, 20; Luke 12:33. Allusion is thus made to the destruction of clothing by the larvae of the clothes-moth. This is the only lepidopterous insect referred to in Scripture.