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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD CARPET MOTH

So named from the patterns on their wings.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF CARPET MOTH

carpet moth play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CARPET MOTH

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Carpet moth is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES CARPET MOTH MEAN IN ENGLISH?

carpet moth

Trichophaga tapetzella

The Tapestry Moth or Carpet Moth is a moth of the Tineidae family. It is found worldwide. The wingspan is 14–18 mm. The moth flies from June to September depending on the location. The larvae feed on animal skin, bird nests, pellets, fur, clothing and floor and furniture covering made of animal skin. Tapestry moths complete their cycles within a year and are more like webbing clothes moths in that they spin webbing in areas where they like to reside. Their speed of development depends entirely upon local temperature, humidity and food supplies.

Definition of carpet moth in the English dictionary

The definition of carpet moth in the dictionary is any of several geometrid moths with black- and-white mottled wings.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CARPET MOTH

carpet
carpet beetle
carpet bombing
carpet bowling
carpet bug
carpet knight
carpet plot
carpet python
carpet shark
carpet slipper
carpet snake
carpet tiles
carpet-sweeper
carpet-weaver
carpetbag
carpetbagger
carpetbaggery
carpetbagging
carpeting
carpetmonger

WORDS THAT END LIKE CARPET MOTH

brown house moth
buff-tip moth
clothes moth
codling moth
death´s-head moth
diamondback moth
emperor moth
giant peacock moth
gipsy moth
gypsy moth
hawk moth
hummingbird moth
luna moth
mammoth
oak processionary moth
puss moth
silver-Y moth
sphinx moth
tiger moth
tussock moth
wax moth

Synonyms and antonyms of carpet moth in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «carpet moth» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CARPET MOTH

Find out the translation of carpet moth to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of carpet moth from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «carpet moth» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

地毯蛾
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

polilla alfombra
570 millions of speakers

English

carpet moth
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

कालीन कीट
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

عثة السجاد
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

ковер моли
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

traça tapete
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কার্পেট মথ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

tapis papillon
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Karpet rama-rama
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Teppich Motten
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

カーペット蛾
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

카펫 나방
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Karpet moth
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

thảm bướm
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கார்பெட் அந்துப்பூச்சி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कालीन पतंग
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Halı güvesi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

falena tappeto
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

dywan ćma
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

килим молі
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

covor molie
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

σκώρος χαλί
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

tapyt mot
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

matta mal
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

teppe møll
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of carpet moth

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CARPET MOTH»

The term «carpet moth» is used very little and occupies the 173.643 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CARPET MOTH» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about carpet moth

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CARPET MOTH»

Discover the use of carpet moth in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to carpet moth and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Pests of Fruit Crops: A Color Handbook
A Color Handbook D. V. Alford. 800 Light emerald moth (Campaea margaritata) - larva. 801 Red-green carpet moth (Chloroclysta siterata). 327. Campaea margaritata (Linnaeus) (799-800) Light emerald moth A minor pest of fruit trees, ...
D. V. Alford, 2007
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The Natural History of British Insects; Explaining Them in ...
Papilio Argiolus, Azure Blue Butterfly Aegeria, Speckled Wood Butterfly Sphinx Druraei, Dru'y's Hawk Moth Phaljcena pectinataria, Green Carpet Moth rupta, Broken-bar, or Hornsey Carpet Moth __ miata, Autumn Green Carpet Moth -_ ...
‎1810
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The Encyclopedia of Animals: A Complete Visual Guide
... Carpet moth (tapestry moth) Trichophaga [apeCe/'a, family Tineidae Larvae of carpet moth eat clothes and other textiles Moths usually rest with their wings apart or held like a roof over ihe abdomen, while most butterflies rest with their wings ...
Fred Cooke, 2004
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the origin and history of british fauna
... 88, 106, 108 Fraterculo arctica, 54 freshwater adaptations, 67-9, 103, 104, 120 Fringilla coelebs, 106 frogs, 16 frosted yellow moth, 95, 118 fruit tree insects, 17 fungus, III future of the fauna, 138 galium carpet moth, 134 Gal way, 3, 96 garden  ...
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Pests of Ornamental Trees, Shrubs and Flowers: A Colour ...
Cidaria truncata (Hufnagel) Common marbled carpet moth Minor infestations of this generally common and extremely varied species occur occasionally on 749 Light emerald moth (Campaea margaritata). 750 751 Common marbled carpet ...
David V Alford, 2012
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Year on the Wing: Four Seasons in a Life with Birds
So maybe one hides somewhere here among these moths: the beautiful carpet moth, the green carpet moth, the water carpet, the dentated pug, Manchester treble-bar, lunar thorn, the traveller, streamer, welsh wave, dingy shell, common wave ...
Tim Dee, 2009
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How to Recognize and Eliminate Silverfish, Beetles, ...
They are the webbing clothes moth, the casemaking clothes moth, the tapestry or carpet moth, and the brown house moth (Figure 15). / B FIGURE 15. - Various fabric pest moths which have been known to infest library materials. The larvae of  ...
Thomas A. Parker, 1990
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What's Bugging Me?: Identifying and Controlling Household ...
81-82) Carpet Moth tapetzella trast to carpet beetle damage, which is fairly clean and. Figure 77. The caterpillars of the Indian- meal moth web together clumps of their food mixed in with their droppings. (Photo courtesy ol Van Waters & Rogers  ...
JoAnn M. Tenorio, Gordon M. Nishida, 1995
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A Report on the insects of Massachusetts injurious to vegetation
111 - vittata, . . 110 Capricorn-beetles, 77, 80, 94 Capsus oblineatus, . 161 Carolina sphinx, . . 226 Carpenter-moths, . . 297 Carpet-moth, . 360 Carpocapsa Pomonella, . . 351 Carrot caterpillars, . . 211 Cassida aurichalcea, . . 98 Cassidadaa .
Thaddeus William Harris, 1841
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Silent Summer: The State of Wildlife in Britain and Ireland
Cattle grazing of woodland to conserve the Netted Carpet moth. British Wildlife, 18, 325-326. Thomas, J .A., Telfer, M.G., Roy, D.B. et al. (2004). Comparative losses of British butterflies, birds, and plants and the global extinction crisis. Science ...
Norman Maclean, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CARPET MOTH»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term carpet moth is used in the context of the following news items.
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Rare moths light up night
An earlier survey in the summer recorded 49 species and confirmed that Deep Dean is home to the scarce Chalk Carpet moth and Sussex's ... «Eastbourne Herald, Oct 14»
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Carpet moths – who pays for new carpets?
Carpet and clothes moths are 'posh pests' according to one pest control firm. This is because they don't carry diseases and they love wool and ... «Property118, Sep 13»
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Knettishall: Nature reserve will be 'mini New Forest'
... as well as ensuring the survival of all four species of Suffolk reptile and the highly restricted grey carpet moth and basil-thyme casebearer. «East Anglian Daily Times, Sep 13»
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Wild Ideas: The world of insects just outside
Recently I sent a photo of a grayish but pretty little moth I found on the wall of my house, which was identified as the bent-line carpet moth. «Rappahannock News, Jul 13»
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Zoo's plans to save endangered moths
... begin the task of planting hundreds of miles of Barberry bushes in an effort to save a native endangered species – the barberry carpet moth. «ITV News, Jun 13»
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Pictures: Ups and downs for UK moths
It was good news for the least carpet moth which had a mysterious population boom. Their numbers rose by a staggering 74,684% increase ... «CBBC Newsround, Feb 13»
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Burton Mere Wetlands Celebrates 1st Birthday
"Only recently, three new species were spotted on the reserve that have never been seen before: a Devon carpet moth, a white-letter hairstreak ... «AboutMyArea, Sep 12»
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Ask Dr. Hort: What we often call inchworms do damage to …
The adult is the somber carpet moth about an inch wide with brown wings. The least toxic approach in controlling these critters is to spray the ... «Tampabay.com, May 12»
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Another garden friend or foe?
The second picture shows Ophion in flight with a carpet moth resting in the background. This Sponsored Story is paid advertising. To see more ... «Watershed post, Apr 12»
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Plans for new nature improvement area in Breckland
Mr Nichols said some of the most prized inhabitants of the Brecks included the grey carpet moth and the set-aside downy-back beetle. «Norfolk Eastern Daily Press, Oct 11»

REFERENCE
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