moth
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Audio Help [mawth, moth] Pronunciation Key –noun, plural moths
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z, mawths, moths] Pronunciation Key. | 1. | any of numerous insects of the order Lepidoptera, generally distinguished from the butterflies by having feathery antennae and by having crepuscular or nocturnal habits. |
| 2. | clothes moth. |
[Origin: bef. 950; ME motthe, OE moththe; akin to G Motte, ON motti
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] | Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2006. |
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n. pl. moths (môthz, mŏthz, môths, mŏths)
[Middle English motthe, from Old English moththe.] |
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