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Meaning of "house moth" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF HOUSE MOTH

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HOUSE MOTH

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House 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 HOUSE MOTH MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of house moth in the English dictionary

The definition of house moth in the dictionary is either of two species of micro moth, esp the brown house moth which, although it usually inhabits birds' nests, sometimes enters houses where its larvae can be very destructive of stored fabrics and foodstuffs.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HOUSE MOTH

house factor
house finch
house group
house guest
house hunter
house journal
house league
house lights
house manager
house martin
house mouse
House music
house number
House of Assembly
house of cards
House of Commons
house of correction
house of God
house of ill fame
house of ill repute

WORDS THAT END LIKE HOUSE 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 house moth in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «house moth» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HOUSE MOTH

Find out the translation of house moth to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of house 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 «house moth» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

房子蛾
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

casa de la polilla
570 millions of speakers

English

house moth
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

घर कीट
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

عثة المنزل
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

дом моли
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

casa mariposa
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ঘর মথ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

teigne
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Rama-rama rumah
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Haus Motte
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

家の蛾
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

집 나방
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Omah moth
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

nhà bướm
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வீட்டில் அந்துப்பூச்சி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

घराची पतंग
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Ev güvesi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

casa falena
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

dom ćma
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

будинок молі
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

casa molie
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

σπίτι σκώρος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

huis mot
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

hus mal
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

huset møll
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of house moth

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HOUSE MOTH»

The term «house moth» is used very little and occupies the 188.488 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HOUSE MOTH» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «house moth» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «house moth» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HOUSE MOTH»

Discover the use of house moth in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to house moth and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research
... shouldered house moth) and Hofmannophila pseudospreiella (Stainton) ( brown house moth): Pyral- idae: Ephestia knehniella Zeller (Mediterranean flour moth), Ephestia elutella (Hiibner) (warehouse moth), Epheslia cautella (Walker) ...
2
Encyclopedia of Food Safety
(a) Figure 4 Two moth pests of stored products: (a) brown house moth H. pseudospretella and (b) almond moth Ephestia cautella. Hand Hygiene for Food Handlers, Minnesota Department of Health.
‎2013
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Fundamentals of Microanalytical Entomology: A Practical ...
TABLE 1 List of Common Food-Contaminating Moths Scientific Name Common Name Cosmopterigidae Pyroderces rileyi (Walsingham) Pink scavenger caterpillar Oecophoridae Endrosis sarcitrella (L.) Whiteshouldered house moth ...
Alan Olsen, 1995
4
A List of two thousand microscopic objects; with remarks on ...
Sc. Flying-fish Sc. Forbicina polypoda Sc. Forester Moth Sc. Gnat's Head Sc. Gnat's Wing Sc. Goat Moth Sc. Grey Mullet Sc. House Moth! ! Sc. Lepisma Sc. Lepisma sac !! Sc. Lepisma polypoda Sc. Lady of the Wood Sc. Lyczena arion Sc.
Andrew Pritchard, 1842
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The confederacy. The mistake. The country house. A journey ...
Yes, Madam, but Mr. Moody tells us the Lady always burns Wax, in her own Chamber, and we have none in the House. Moth. Odso ! then I must beg your Pardon, Count ; this is a busy Time you know. [Exit Mrs. Motherly. Count Bas. Myrtilla I ...
Sir John Vanbrugh, 1759
6
Agricultural Insect Pests of Temperate Regions and Their Control
Endrosis sarcitrella (L.) - (Whiteshouldered House Moth) cosmopolitan. Hofmannophila pseudospretella (Stain.) - (Brown House Moth) cosmopolitan. Control. The most recent recommendations available are still DDT applied as a full foliar ...
Dennis S. Hill, 1987
7
Pests of Stored Foodstuffs and their Control
Flour beetles Grain weevil Maize and rice weevils White-shouldered house moth Brown house moth Meal moth Painted meal moth Tropical warehouse moth Warehouse moth Mediterranean flour moth Indian meal moth Pharaoh ant Flour mite ...
Dennis S. Hill, 2002
8
Night Science for Kids: Exploring the World After Dark
Some kinds of moth larvae are pests. Tomato hornworms and corn ear- worms gobble up crops in gardens and on farms. House moth larvae nibble holes in wool (hey, that's my sweater you're eating!). Most moths and moth caterpillars, though ...
Terry Krautwurst, 2005
9
The Economic Importance of Insects
2 mm two common household pests: Endrosis sar- ganic debris, and sometimes some animal citrella (the White-shouldered House Moth; materials such as leather but usually not Fig. 5.73) and Hofinannophila pseudospretella on clothing .
Dennis S. Hill, Institute of Biology, 1997
10
Moths of Australia
19.15), and the Angoumois grain moth Sitotroga cer- ealella (Oliv.). The white- shouldered house moth Endrosis sarcitrella (L.), the brown house moth Hofmannophila pseudospretella (Staint.) and Tinea pallescentella Staint. have larvae that ...
I. F. B. Common, 1990

3 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HOUSE MOTH»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term house moth is used in the context of the following news items.
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J. F. Oakes Markets New Ready to Use Fabric Insect Trap
... News, Suppliers. The trap can be used for webbing and casemaking moths and brown house moth plus the varied and black carpet beetles. | August 1, 2014 ... «PCT Magazine, Aug 14»
2
Could Detectives Use Microbes To Solve Murders?
STEIN: A common house moth, the type that eats your sweaters. As soon as she spotted it, she knew she was onto something. BUCHELI: The ... «WGBH NEWS, Sep 13»
3
Maidentrip: SXSW Review
With the help of lovely watercolor-style maps by animation house Moth Collective, the film charts the progression of the trip, interweaving ... «Hollywood Reporter, Mar 13»

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