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TAPESTRY MOTH
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Dictionary entry overview: What does tapestry moth mean?
• TAPESTRY MOTH (noun)
The noun TAPESTRY MOTH has 1 sense:
1. larvae feed on carpets and other woolens
Familiarity information: TAPESTRY MOTH used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Larvae feed on carpets and other woolens
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
carpet moth; tapestry moth; Trichophaga tapetzella
Hypernyms ("tapestry moth" is a kind of...):
tineid; tineid moth (small yellowish moths whose larvae feed on wool or fur)
Holonyms ("tapestry moth" is a member of...):
genus Trichophaga; Trichophaga (carpet moths)
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