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- pronunciation:
- mawth
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math
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definition 1: |
an insect that has broad wings and flies mostly at night. Moths look like butterflies, but they usually have thicker bodies and bushy antennae and are less colorful.
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definition 2: |
an insect called the clothes moth. It lays its eggs in wool or other fabric or fur. When the eggs hatch, the larvae feed on the fabric and damage it.
Some of my sweaters in the back of my closet had moths, and now the sweaters have holes in them. |
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