Meaning

3 senses
  1. The moth Trichophaga tapetzella.

  2. The moth Tinea pellionella.

  3. Synonym of carpet (“any of a number of moths in the geometrid subfamily Larentiinae”).

More definitions
  • larvae feed on carpets and other woolens

Forms

plural: carpet moths
Singularcarpet moth
Pluralcarpet moths

regular

Synonyms

3 synonyms
The moth Trichophaga tapetzella:tapestry moth
Synonym of carpet:carpetB1
Close in meaning
  • larvae feed on carpets and other woolens:tapestry mothTrichophaga tapetzella

See also

neighbours in the dictionary

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