Found 3 hits - Term: moth miller, Database: *, Strategy: prefix
- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
miller \mill"er\ mi^l"~er, n.
1. one who keeps or attends a flour mill or gristmill.
1913 webster
2. a milling machine.
1913 webster
3. zool.
a a moth or lepidopterous insect; -- so called because
the wings appear as if covered with white dust or
powder, like a miller's clothes. called also moth
miller.
b the eagle ray.
c the hen harrier. prov. eng.
1913 webster
miller's thumb. zool.
a a small fresh-water fish of the genus uranidea
formerly cottus, as the european species
uranidea gobio, and the american uranidea
gracilis; -- called also bullhead.
b a small bird, as the gold-crest, chiff-chaff, and
long-tailed tit. prov. eng.
1913 webster
see also:
moth miller miller's thumb uranidea cottus uranidea gobio uranidea gracilis
bullhead
- [2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
moth \moth\, n.; pl. moths mo^thz. oe. mothe, as.
moethethe; akin to d. mot, g. motte, icel. motti, and
prob. to e. mad an earthworm. cf. mad, n., mawk.
1. zool. any nocturnal lepidopterous insect, or any not
included among the butterflies; as, the luna moth; io
moth; hawk moth.
1913 webster
2. zool. any lepidopterous insect that feeds upon garments,
grain, etc.; as, the clothes moth; grain moth; bee moth.
see these terms under clothes, grain, etc.
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3. zool. any one of various other insects that destroy
woolen and fur goods, etc., esp. the larvae of several
species of beetles of the genera dermestes and
anthrenus. carpet moths are often the larvae of
anthrenus. see carpet beetle, under carpet,
dermestes, anthrenus.
1913 webster
4. anything which gradually and silently eats, consumes, or
wastes any other thing.
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moth blight zool., any plant louse of the genus
aleurodes, and related genera. they are injurious to
various plants.
moth gnat zool., a dipterous insect of the genus
bychoda, having fringed wings.
moth hunter zool., the goatsucker.
moth miller zool., a clothes moth. see miller, 3,
a .
moth mullein bot., a common herb of the genus verbascum
verbascum blattaria, having large wheel-shaped yellow
or whitish flowers.
1913 webster
see also:
moths mad mawk clothes grain dermestes
anthrenus carpet beetle carpet moth blight aleurodes
moth gnat bychoda moth hunter moth miller miller
moth mullein verbascum verbascum blattaria
- [3] : WordNet (r) 2.0
moth miller
n : any of various moths that have powdery wings syn: miller
see also:
miller
Results 1 - 6 of 6 found about moth miller: Miller
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Miller, definition of term: Miller
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Moth, definition of term: Moth
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Imperial Moth, definition of term: Imperial Moth
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Gypsy Moth, definition of term: Gypsy Moth
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Geometrid Moth, definition of term: Geometrid Moth
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Dusty Miller, definition of term: Dusty Miller
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