noun
moth that forms a web in which it lives
• Syn: ↑webbing moth, ↑Tineola bisselliella
• Hypernyms: ↑clothes moth
• Member Holonyms: ↑Tineola, ↑genus Tineola
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noun also webbing moth : a clothes moth (Tineola biselliella) whose larva attacks carpets, tapestry, and other woolen goods and forms a web in which it lives
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a small brown moth, Tineola biselliella, the larva of which feeds on woolens and spins a web when feeding.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.