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moth

  [mawth, moth]
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–noun, plural moths  [mawthz, mothz, mawths, moths] .
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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moth   (môth, mŏth)   
n.   pl. moths (môthz, mŏthz, môths, mŏths)

  1. Any of numerous insects of the order Lepidoptera, generally distinguished from butterflies by their nocturnal activity, hairlike or feathery antennae, stout bodies, and the frenulum that holds the front and back wings together.

  2. A clothes moth.


[Middle English motthe, from Old English moththe.]
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Word Origin & History

moth 
O.E. moððe (Northumbrian mohðe), common Gmc. (cf. O.N. motti, M.Du. motte, Ger. Motte "moth"), perhaps related to O.E. maða "maggot," or from the root of midge (q.v.). Until 16c. used mostly of the larva, usually in reference to devouring clothes (cf. Matt. vi.20).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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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.

Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary
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