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tapestry moth

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carpet moth

–noun
a clothes moth, Trichophaga tapetzella, the larvae of which infest carpets and other woolen articles.
Also called tapestry moth.


Origin:
1855–60
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tapestry moth

noun
larvae feed on carpets and other woolens [syn: carpet moth
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