moth
(noun) typically crepuscular or nocturnal insect having a stout body and feathery or hairlike antennae
Source: WordNet® 3.1
moth (plural moths)
A usually nocturnal insect of the order Lepidoptera, distinguished from butterflies by feather-like antennae.
(figurative) Anything that gradually and silently eats, consumes, or wastes any other thing.
• lep
moth (third-person singular simple present moths, present participle mothing, simple past and past participle mothed)
(intransitive) To hunt for moths.
moth (countable and uncountable, plural moths)
The plant Vigna aconitifolia, moth bean.
• (Vigna aconitifolia): Turkish gram, mat bean, matki
moth (plural moths)
Obsolete form of mote.
(dated) A liver spot, especially an irregular or feathery one.
• Thom
Source: Wiktionary
Moth (mĂ´th), n.
Definition: A mote. [Obs.] Shak.
Moth, n.; pl. Moths (mĂ´thz). Etym: [OE. mothe, AS. moedhedhe; akin to D. mot, G. motte, Icel. motti, and prob. to E. mad an earthworm. Cf. Mad, n., Mawk.]
1. (Zoöl.)
Definition: Any nocturnal lepidopterous insect, or any not included among the butterflies; as, the luna moth; Io moth; hawk moth.
2. (Zoöl.)
Definition: Any lepidopterous insect that feeds upon garments, grain, etc.; as, the clothes moth; grain moth; bee moth. See these terms under Clothes, Grain, etc.
3. (Zoöl.)
Definition: Any one of various other insects that destroy woolen and fur goods, etc., esp. the larvæ of several species of beetles of the genera Dermestes and Anthrenus. Carpet moths are often the larvæ of Anthrenus. See Carpet beetle, under Carpet, Dermestes, Anthrenus.
4. Anything which gradually and silently eats, consumes, or wastes any other thing. Moth blight (Zoöl.), any plant louse of the genus Aleurodes, and related genera. They are injurious to various plants.
– Moth gnat (Zoöl.), a dipterous insect of the genus Bychoda, having fringed wings.
– Moth hunter (Zoöl.), the goatsucker.
– Moth miller (Zoöl.), a clothes moth. See Miller, 3, (a).
– Moth mullein (Bot.), a common herb of the genus Verbascum (V. Blattaria), having large wheel-shaped yellow or whitish flowers.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
25 June 2025
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Coffee is a brewed drink prepared from roasted coffee beans, the seeds of berries from certain Coffea species. When coffee berries turn from green to bright red – indicating ripeness – they are picked, processed, and dried. Dried coffee seeds are roasted to varying degrees, depending on the desired flavor.
