clothes moth
nounDefinition of clothes moth
: any of several small yellowish or buff-colored moths (especially Tinea pellionella and Tineola bisselliella of the family Tineidae) whose larvae eat wool, fur, or feathers
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Play it safe and deter clothes moths other ways, Forte advises. — Caroline Picard, Good Housekeeping, "How to Get Rid of Moths in Every Part of Your Home, According to Experts," 13 Mar. 2019 Play it safe and deter clothes moths other ways, Forte advises. — Caroline Picard, Good Housekeeping, "How to Get Rid of Moths in Every Part of Your Home, According to Experts," 13 Mar. 2019 Play it safe and deter clothes moths other ways, Forte advises. — Caroline Picard, Good Housekeeping, "How to Get Rid of Moths in Every Part of Your Home, According to Experts," 13 Mar. 2019 Play it safe and deter clothes moths other ways, Forte advises. — Caroline Picard, Good Housekeeping, "How to Get Rid of Moths in Every Part of Your Home, According to Experts," 13 Mar. 2019 Play it safe and deter clothes moths other ways, Forte advises. — Caroline Picard, Good Housekeeping, "How to Get Rid of Moths in Every Part of Your Home, According to Experts," 13 Mar. 2019 Play it safe and deter clothes moths other ways, Forte advises. — Caroline Picard, Good Housekeeping, "How to Get Rid of Moths in Every Part of Your Home, According to Experts," 13 Mar. 2019 Homeowners usually come into contact with one of two types of moths: pantry moths and clothes moths. — Caroline Picard, Good Housekeeping, "How to Get Rid of Moths," 31 Jan. 2018 Currently, Riley doesn’t know a clothes moth from a piece of kibble. — Jason Daley, Smithsonian, "Meet Riley, the Puppy Training to Sniff Out Bugs in Boston’s Museum of Fine Arts," 11 Jan. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'clothes moth.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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