moth

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.

A clothes moth.

An obsolete variant of mote.

A nocturnal or crepuscular lepidopterous insect; a member of the order Lepidoptera and suborder Heterocera.

Any larva that destroys woolen fabrics.

Figuratively, one who or that which gradually and silently eats, consumes, or wastes anything.

In India, a trailing dwarf bean, Phaseolus aconitifolius, cultivated for food and fodder. Also called Turkish gram. See gram.

A mote.

Any nocturnal lepidopterous insect, or any not included among the butterflies

Any lepidopterous insect that feeds upon garments, grain, etc.. See these terms under Clothes, Grain, etc.