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moth
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n.
(pl. moths
/ mô[voicedth]z; mô[unvoicedth]s/ )
a chiefly nocturnal insect related to the butterflies. It lacks the clubbed antennae of butterflies and typically has a stout body, drab coloration, and wings that fold flat when resting.
∎ inf.
short for clothes moth.
PHRASES:
like a moth to the flame
with an irresistible attraction to someone or something.
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Moth Gardens' Show Begins at Night
News Wire article from: AP Online; 6/9/2004; ; 700+ words
; ...or hawk moths, the giant silkworm or royal moths or the tiger moth varieties. Sphinx moths (Family Sphingidae) grow medium to large...On the Net: For more about butterflies, moths and moth gardens, click on this Furman-maintained...
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 "Antioch Review (IL)")
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Gypsy moths take their toll on oaks
Newspaper article from: Antioch Review (IL); 7/22/2004; ; 700+ words
; ...the thousands of gypsy moth larvae will turn into moths, creating a terrible...Barrington. "Gypsy moths are certainly a problem...doesn't think gypsy moth is in their community...impacted by the gypsy moth. Gypsy moths are scattered throughout...
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 "Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Seattle, WA)")
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WITH MOTHS, TRAP THE BAD AND SPARE THE GOOD.(Life and Arts)(NORTHWEST GARDENS)
Newspaper article from: Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Seattle, WA); 7/17/2003; 700+ words
; ...with generic anti-moth attitudes. However, most moths are not problems...waging war on all moths, we can hang carpet or clothing moth lures in our closets...that makes the moths stick to the false fruit. Coddling moth lures look like little...
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Moths Outwit Bats By Jamming Sonar
Transcript from: NPR Morning Edition; 7/17/2009; ; 700+ words
; ...In the bat-eat-moth world of the summer night, moths are at a distinct disadvantage...locate and snap up a moth out of midair with the...amount of sound that this moth is making. JOYCE: Corcoran...tymbals from some of these moths and then tethered the...
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 "The Journal (Newcastle, England)")
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Moth catcher puts rare breeds on record; Environment Editor Tony Henderson talks to a moth man with a mission.(Features)
Newspaper article from: The Journal (Newcastle, England); 11/21/2009; 700+ words
; ...Durham, there are about 1,300 moth species and 2,500 in the UK as a whole. Moths, which tend to lose out to...When most people think of moths, they will think only of the brown house moth. "But some moths are stunningly colourful and...
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 "Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL)")
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Moths continue onslaught of area Parts of DuPage and McHenry counties fully infested with pesky gypsy moth.(News)
Newspaper article from: Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL); 12/26/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...infested with the gypsy moths. In the caterpillar...Cavanaugh, gypsy moth operations coordinator...inroads the gypsy moths have made, Cavanaugh...will worsen. Now the moth is found mainly in...Lisle, where gypsy moths are also present...symposium on the gypsy moth, intended for ...
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Moth studies on evolution flawed
Newspaper article from: Redlands Daily Facts; 1/25/2005; 700+ words
; ...appeared ("Peppered moth: Proof of evolution...that "... peppered moths have again corroborated...dated. The peppered moth epic is no longer...references to peppered moths in current biology...Kettlewell's peppered moths are not presented...carbonaria, the dark moth, like its ...
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 "Lake Forester (Lake Forest, IL)")
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Gypsy moths take toll on oaks
Newspaper article from: Lake Forester (Lake Forest, IL); 7/1/2004; ; 700+ words
; ...45 which has a severe gypsy moth infestation. Later in the summer, the thousands of gypsy moth larvae will turn into moths, creating a terrible nuisance...severely impacted by the gypsy moth. Gypsy moths are scattered throughout the...
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Moth larvae wreak silent damage.(Neighbor)(Kids ink)
Newspaper article from: Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL); 10/6/2004; 700+ words
; ...Moths" by D. Carter - "Moths" by Adele D. Richardson - "Stopwatch Books: Moth" by Barrie Watts - "Butterflies & Moths: A Portrait of the Animal...to ward off the menacing moths. Smelly moth balls can also be used to...
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 "Press and Journal, The Aberdeen (UK)")
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Moth decline puts our birds at risk
Newspaper article from: Press and Journal, The Aberdeen (UK); 5/3/2007; ; 663 words
; ...and save Britain's moths. The full extent of the fall in moth numbers was revealed...Britain's Larger Moths. This indicated that, in many areas, moth numbers have halved...launched a national moth recording scheme as...initiatives dubbed Moths Count. Moths Count...
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moth
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...moth , the clothes moth , and the cutworm . The pupa of most moths is protected by a cocoon...large and beautiful moths of North America are the cecropia moth, largest of the E...the pale green luna moth. Moths are classified in the...
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Moths
Encyclopedia entry from: The Gale Encyclopedia of Science
...while the wings of a moth at rest are spread out. Although some moths are brightly colored...rather drab. The pupa of a moth lives either in a silk...included here is the wax moth, whose larvae live in...in this family, adult moths have a pair of “...
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Peppered Moth
Book article from: Animal Sciences
...black, variety of the moth increased in number...of the two types of moths on sooty and clean...trees. The peppered moth is nocturnal and its...All of the peppered moths experimented with...history of the peppered moth research is a reminder...that birds feed on moths released onto ...
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clothes moth
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
clothes moth name for several species of moths of the family Tineidae...products. Clothes moths are of Old World...bearing clothes moth, Tinea pellionella...the webbing clothes moth, Tineola bisselliella...yellowish or buff moths, often called millers...
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gypsy moth
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...dispar, of the tussock moth family, native to Europe...1869, the European gypsy moth became a serious pest within 20 years. Asian gypsy moths were introduced to the...America the European gypsy moth has spread through the...Pacific Northwest. Gypsy moths defoliate millions of...
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