moth

UK /mɒθ/ · US /mɔθ/

Etymology From Middle English moth, moththe, motthe, moght, mohþe, mouȝte, from Old English moþþe, mohþe, mohþa (“any destructive insect larva”), from Proto-West Germanic *moþþō, *mottō, from Proto-Germanic *muþþô, *muttô (“moth, worm”), from Proto-Indo-European *mutn-, *mut- (“worm”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian Motte (“moth”), West Frisian mot (“moth”), Dutch mot (“moth”), German Low German Motte, Mott (“moth”), German Motte (“moth”), Swedish mott (“moth”) and Norwegian Nynorsk mott (“moth”).

Derived terms

47 terms

bagmoth, budmoth, fishmoth, like a moth to a flame, like a moth to flame, like a moth to the flame, macromoth, micromoth, mothball, moth-ball, moth ball, moth blight, moth borer, moth butterfly, moth-eaten, mothed, moth-er, mother#Etymology 5, moth flower, moth fly*, moth freckle, moth-fretted, moth-fretten, moth gnat*, moth hawk*, moth-hunter, moth hunter*, mothicide, moth lacewing, mothless, mothlike, moth-like, Mothman, moth midge*, moth miller, moth mullein, moth orchid*, moth patch, moth plant*, mothproof, moth-proof, moth sphinx*, moth spot, moth-time, mothweed, mothwing, moth wing, mothwort, mothy

Hypernyms

lep, lepidopter, lepidopteran

Hyponyms

246 terms

acorn moth, ailanthus moth, alder moth, almond moth, almond tree leaf skeletoniser moth, almond tree leaf skeletonizer moth, American chestnut moth, Angoumois moth, antbed parrot moth, antler moth, apple moth*, arcigera flower moth, arctic woolly bear moth, arge moth, aspen leaf blotch miner moth, Atlas moth, autumnal moth, bag moth, bagworm moth, Baphomet moth, bee moth*, bell moth*, black-arched moth, black moth*, bogong moth, book moth, box tree moth, Brahmin moth, brimstone moth, brown-tailed moth, brown-tail moth, browntail moth, buck moth, bud moth, buffalo moth*, buff-tip moth, bumblebee moth*, burdock seedhead moth, burnet companion moth, burnet moth*, cabbage moth, cacao moth, cactus moth, carpet moth, case moth, cecropia moth, chestnut clearwing moth, chocolate moth, cinnabar moth, clearwing moth, clothes moth, clothing moth*, codlin moth, codling moth, comet moth, common clothes moth, concealer moth, cork moth, corn borer moth, corn moth, cosmet moth, cotton leafworm moth, cotton moth, crotalaria moth, cup moth*, currant moth, currant-shoot moth, cutworm moth*, cynthia moth, dagger moth*, dart moth, day-moth*, death's head moth, diamond-back moth, diamondback moth, dot moth, drinker moth, emperor moth*, ermine moth*, European grapevine moth, grapevine moth, false owlet moth, ficus tussock moth, flour moth*, flower moth*, footman moth, fox moth*, fungus moth, geometer moth*, geometrid moth*, ghost moth*, giant leopard moth, giant peacock moth, gipsy moth, gypsy moth, goat moth, gold moth, gooseberry-moth, grass moth, hag moth, harnessed moth, hawkmoth, hawk-moth, hawk moth*, herald moth, honeycomb moth, honeydew moth, hummingbird moth, imperial moth, Indianmeal moth, Indian meal moth, io moth, Io moth, kitten moth, laced day-moth, lackey moth, lappet moth, Laysan hedyleptan moth, leafroller moth*, leaf roller moth, leek moth, leopard moth, lichen moth, light brown apple moth, litter moth, lobster moth, luna moth, magpie moth*, many-plumed moth, meal moth, Mediterranean flour moth, mesquite looper moth, mesquite stinger moth, mesquite webworm moth, metalmark moth, miller moth*, mill moth, mint moth, moon moth, Mother Shipton moth, mouse moth, night moth, northern scurfy Quaker moth, November moth, nun moth, oak processionary moth, ochre-winged hag moth, oleander moth, olive moth, orache moth, Oriental fruit moth, oriental leafworm moth, owlet moth*, owl moth*, pale November moth, Pandora sphinx moth, pantry moth, parsnip moth, pasture day moth, peach fruit moth, peacock moth, pea moth, pear leaf blister moth, peppered moth, Pernyi moth, Picasso moth, Pikachu moth, pitch moth, plantain moth, plume moth, plum fruit moth, polyphemus moth, potato moth, privet hawk moth, processionary moth, prominent moth, pug-moth, puss moth, pyralid moth, rabbit moth, raisin moth, regal moth, rice moth, rosy marsh moth, royal walnut moth, rustic moth, salt marsh moth, satin moth, scallop moth, scribbly gum moth, sea moth, seed moth, sequoia pitch moth, shipton moth, short-cloaked moth, silkmoth*, silkworm moth, silver moth, skiff moth, slug moth*, snout moth, South American bollworm moth, southern flannel moth, sphinx moth, spongy moth, Sri Lankan tussar silk moth, summer fruit tortrix moth, sunflower moth, sunset moth, swallow-tailed moth, swift moth, tapestry moth, teak moth, tiger moth*, tobacco moth, tomato moth, tree lucerne moth, tropical warehouse moth, turnip moth, turpentine moth, tussock moth*, twirler moth, unicorn moth, vampire moth, vaporer moth, veneer moth, vine-moth, vine moth, V moth, Washington udea moth, wasp moth, waterlily leafcutter moth, wax moth*, webbing clothes moth, webmoth, web moth*, webworm moth, wheat moth, white-fringed pyrausta moth, wine moth*, winter moth, witch moth*, wool moth, yellow-shouldered slug moth, Y moth, yucca moth