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   moth

   /mɒθ/

   noun

   • 1. an insect with two pairs of broad wings covered in microscopic scales, typically drably coloured and held flat when at rest. Moths are chiefly nocturnal, and lack the clubbed antennae of butterflies.
   • ▪ a clothes moth: "I store my sweaters in plastic bags to protect them from moths"

   Word Origin Old Englishmoththe, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch mot and German Motte.

   Derivatives

   • 1. mothlike adjective

   Scrabble Points: 9

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   • H

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