slovo | definícia |
moth (mass) | moth
- mol |
moth (encz) | moth,mol n: Zdeněk Brož |
moth (encz) | moth,můra n: Štěpán Šrubař |
Moth (gcide) | Moth \Moth\ (m[o^]th), n.
A mote. [Obs.] --Shak.
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Moth (gcide) | Moth \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. (Zool.) Any nocturnal lepidopterous insect, or any not
included among the butterflies; as, the luna moth; Io
moth; hawk moth.
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2. (Zool.) Any lepidopterous insect that feeds upon garments,
grain, etc.; as, the clothes moth; grain moth; bee moth.
See these terms under Clothes, Grain, etc.
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3. (Zool.) Any one of various other insects that destroy
woolen and fur goods, etc., esp. the larvae of several
species of beetles of the genera Dermestes and
Anthrenus. Carpet moths are often the larvae of
Anthrenus. See Carpet beetle, under Carpet,
Dermestes, Anthrenus.
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4. Anything which gradually and silently eats, consumes, or
wastes any other thing.
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Moth blight (Zool.), any plant louse of the genus
Aleurodes, and related genera. They are injurious to
various plants.
Moth gnat (Zool.), a dipterous insect of the genus
Bychoda, having fringed wings.
Moth hunter (Zool.), the goatsucker.
Moth miller (Zool.), a clothes moth. See Miller, 3,
(a) .
Moth mullein (Bot.), a common herb of the genus Verbascum
(Verbascum Blattaria), having large wheel-shaped yellow
or whitish flowers.
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moth (wn) | moth
n 1: typically crepuscular or nocturnal insect having a stout
body and feathery or hairlike antennae |
| podobné slovo | definícia |
moth (mass) | moth
- mol |
mother (mass) | mother
- matka |
motherfucker (mass) | motherfucker
- hajzel |
motherinlaw (mass) | mother-in-law
- svokra |
mothersinlaw (mass) | mothers-in-law
- svokry |
smother (mass) | smother
- uhasiť |
behemoth (encz) | behemoth,kolos n: Pinobehemoth,monstrum n: Pinobehemoth,obluda n: Pino |
bereaved mother (encz) | bereaved mother,ovdovělá matka |
carpet moth (encz) | carpet moth, n: |
casemaking clothes moth (encz) | casemaking clothes moth, n: |
cecropia moth (encz) | cecropia moth, n: |
chemotherapeutic (encz) | chemotherapeutic,chemoterapeutický adj: Zdeněk Brožchemotherapeutic,chemoterapeutikum n: Zdeněk Brož |
chemotherapeutical (encz) | chemotherapeutical, adj: |
chemotherapy (encz) | chemotherapy,chemoterapie n: Zdeněk Brož |
chemotherapy of plants (encz) | chemotherapy of plants,chemoterapie rostlin [eko.] RNDr. Pavel Piskač |
cinnabar moth (encz) | cinnabar moth, n: |
clothes moth (encz) | clothes moth, |
codlin moth (encz) | codlin moth, n: |
codling moth (encz) | codling moth, n: |
columbian mammoth (encz) | columbian mammoth, n: |
corn borer moth (encz) | corn borer moth, n: |
cynthia moth (encz) | cynthia moth, n: |
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