Search Result for "clothes moth":
Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. any of several small yellowish or buff-colored moths whose larvae eat organic matter e.g. woolens;


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Clothes \Clothes\ (kl[=o][th]z or kl[=o]z; 277), n. pl. [From Cloth.] 1. Covering for the human body; dress; vestments; vesture; -- a general term for whatever covering is worn, or is made to be worn, for decency or comfort. [1913 Webster] She . . . speaks well, and has excellent good clothes. --Shak. [1913 Webster] If I may touch but his clothes, I shall be whole. --Mark. v. 28. [1913 Webster] 2. The covering of a bed; bedclothes. [1913 Webster] She turned each way her frighted head, Then sunk it deep beneath the clothes. --Prior. [1913 Webster] Body clothes. See under Body. Clothes moth (Zool.), a small moth of the genus Tinea. The most common species (Tinea flavifrontella) is yellowish white. The larv[ae] eat woolen goods, furs, feathers, etc. They live in tubular cases made of the material upon which they feed, fastened together with silk. Syn: Garments; dress; clothing; apparel; attire; vesture; raiment; garb; costume; habit; habiliments. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

clothes moth n 1: any of several small yellowish or buff-colored moths whose larvae eat organic matter e.g. woolens