English
Image:Orthopygia.glaucinalis.7371.jpg|thumb|a moth (1)

Etymology 1
Old English moþþe

Pronunciation

(UK): IPA|/m�θ/, SAMPA|/mQT/
(US): AHD|mäth, IPA|/m�θ/, SAMPA|/mAT/
audio|En-UK-moth.ogg|Audio (UK)
audio|en-us-moth.ogg|Audio (US)
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-�θ|-�θ

Noun
en-noun

1. usually nocturnal insect of the order Lepidoptera, distinguished from butterfly|butterflies by feather-like antennae.

Synonyms
lep

Derived terms
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almond moth
almond tree leaf skeletoniser moth, almond tree leaf skeletonizer moth
antler moth
apple-moth
atlas moth
autumnal moth
bagworm moth
black witch moth
Bogong moth
bagworm moth
bee moth
black-arched moth
brimstone moth
brown-tailed moth, brown-tail moth, browntail moth
burnet companion moth
burnet moth
cabbage moth
carpet moth
case moth
cecropia moth
cinnabar moth
clothes moth
clothing moth
codlin moth, codling moth
comet moth
cotton leafworm moth
cup moth
death's head moth
diamond-back moth, diamondback moth
dot moth
Douglas-fir tussock moth
emperor moth
rel-mid4
ermine moth
garden tiger moth
geometer moth
ghost moth
goat moth
gooseberry-moth
grass moth
giant leopard moth
gipsy moth, gypsy moth
hag moth
hawk moth, hawk-moth, hawkmoth
honeycomb moth
imperial moth
Indian meal moth
io moth
kitten-moth
lackey moth
lappet moth
leaf roller moth
leek moth
leopard moth
light brown apple moth
lobster moth
luna moth
magpie moth
many-plumed moth
Mediterranean flour moth
mint moth
moth ball, moth-ball, mothball
moth blight
moth-borer
moth-eaten
mothed
mothen
Mother Shipton moth
rel-mid4
moth flower
moth fly
moth freckle
moth-fretted
moth-fretten
moth gnat
moth-hunter
mothless
moth-like, mothlike
moth miller
moth mullein
moth orchid
moth patch
moth-proof, mothproof
moth sphinx
moth spot
moth-time
mothweed
moth wing
mothwort
mothy
mouse moth
night moth
November moth
nun moth
ochre-winged hag moth
oriental leafworm moth
owlet moth
owl moth
painted apple moth
pale November moth
Pandora sphinx moth
pasture day moth
pear leaf blister moth
peppered moth
plume moth
rel-mid4
polyphemus moth
processionary moth
pug-moth
puss moth
rabbit moth
rusty tussock moth
satin moth
scarlet tiger moth
shipton moth
short-cloaked moth
silkworm moth
slug moth
snout moth
southern flannel moth
sphinx moth
summer fruit tortrix moth
swallow-tailed moth
tapestry moth
tiger moth
turnip moth
tussock moth
unicorn moth
veneer moth
vine moth, vine-moth
wax moth
western tussock moth
wheat moth
white-marked tussock moth
white witch moth
winter moth
witch moth
yellow-shouldered slug moth
Y moth
yucca moth
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Slovene: veš�a f, molj m (clothes moth)
Spanish: t-|es|polilla|f
Swedish: t+|sv|mal|c
Turkish: t+|tr|güve
Urdu: ur-Arab|پت�گا (patang�), ur-Arab|پر�ا�� (parv�na)
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Verb
en-verb

1. intransitive To hunt for moths.

Derived terms
mothing<!--noun-->

Etymology 2
etystub

Pronunciation
<!--This pronunciation is according to the Wikipedia article "moat bean"-->
(UK): IPA|/m��t/, SAMPA|/m@Ut/
(US): AHD|m�t, IPA|/mo�t/, SAMPA|/moUt/
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-��t|-��t

Noun
wikipedia|moth bean
moth

1. The plant moth bean, Vigna aconitifolia.

See also
butterfly
caterpillar

Category:English heteronyms
Category:Insects

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