"clothing moth" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: clothing moths [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} clothing moth (plural clothing moths)
  1. Any moth that feeds on natural fiber, especially the following from subfamily Tineinae:
    Niditinea fuscella (brown-dotted clothes moth)
    Categories (lifeform): Moths
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  2. Any moth that feeds on natural fiber, especially the following from subfamily Tineinae:
    Tinea pellionella (case-bearing clothes moth)
    Categories (lifeform): Moths
    Sense id: en-clothing_moth-en-noun-oS71HOn- Disambiguation of Moths: 20 20 20 20 20 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 20 20 20 20 20 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 20 20 20 20 20
  3. Any moth that feeds on natural fiber, especially the following from subfamily Tineinae:
    Tineola bisselliella (common clothes moth, webbing clothes moth)
    Categories (lifeform): Moths
    Sense id: en-clothing_moth-en-noun-ziM5uV4x Disambiguation of Moths: 20 20 20 20 20 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 20 20 20 20 20 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 20 19 26 16 19 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 20 20 20 20 20
  4. Any moth that feeds on natural fiber, especially the following from subfamily Tineinae:
    Trichophaga tapetzella (carpet moth, tapestry moth)
    Categories (lifeform): Moths
    Sense id: en-clothing_moth-en-noun-LEkeEclS Disambiguation of Moths: 20 20 20 20 20 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 20 20 20 20 20 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 20 20 20 20 20
  5. Any moth that feeds on natural fiber, especially the following from subfamily Tineinae:
    Monopis crocicapitella (pale-backed clothes moth)
    Categories (lifeform): Moths
    Sense id: en-clothing_moth-en-noun-XLGL42bF Disambiguation of Moths: 20 20 20 20 20 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 20 20 20 20 20 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 20 20 20 20 20

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