| moth | | |
| n. (animal) | 1. moth | typically crepuscular or nocturnal insect having a stout body and feathery or hairlike antennae. |
| ~ lepidopteran, lepidopteron, lepidopterous insect | insect that in the adult state has four wings more or less covered with tiny scales. |
| ~ moth miller, miller | any of various moths that have powdery wings. |
| ~ tortricid, tortricid moth | any of numerous small moths having lightly fringed wings; larvae are leaf rollers or live in fruits and galls. |
| ~ lymantriid, tussock moth | dull-colored moth whose larvae have tufts of hair on the body and feed on the leaves of many deciduous trees. |
| ~ geometrid, geometrid moth | slender-bodied broad-winged moth whose larvae are called measuring worms. |
| ~ pyralid, pyralid moth | usually tropical slender-bodied long-legged moth whose larvae are crop pests. |
| ~ tineoid, tineoid moth | small dull-colored moth with chewing mouthparts. |
| ~ gelechiid, gelechiid moth | small slender-winged moths whose larvae are agricultural pests. |
| ~ noctuid, noctuid moth, owlet moth | usually dull-colored medium-sized nocturnal moth; the usually smooth-bodied larvae are destructive agricultural pests. |
| ~ hawk moth, hawkmoth, hummingbird moth, sphingid, sphinx moth | any of various moths with long narrow forewings capable of powerful flight and hovering over flowers to feed. |
| ~ bombycid, bombycid moth, silkworm moth | moderate-sized Asiatic moth whose larvae feed on mulberry leaves and produce silk. |
| ~ saturniid, saturniid moth | large brightly colored and usually tropical moth; larvae spin silken cocoons. |
| ~ arctiid, arctiid moth | stout-bodied broad-winged moth with conspicuously striped or spotted wings; larvae are hairy caterpillars. |
| ~ lasiocampid, lasiocampid moth | medium-sized stout-bodied neutral-colored moths with comb-like antennae. |
| ~ malacosoma americana, tent-caterpillar moth | moth whose larvae are tent caterpillars. |
| daba | | |
| n. (communication) | 1. daba, kola, musgoi | a Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad. |
| ~ biu-mandara | a group of Chadic languages spoken in the border area between Cameroon and Nigeria south of Lake Chad. |
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