casemaking clothes moth

case·mak·ing clothes moth

[keys-mey-king] .
noun
See under clothes moth.
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clothes moth

noun
any of several small moths of the family Tineidae, the larvae of which feed on wool, fur, etc., especially Tinea pellionella (casemaking clothes moth).

Origin:
1745–55
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casemaking clothes moth

noun
the larvae live in tubes of its food material fastened with silk that it spins 
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