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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Moth \Moth\ (m[o^]th), noun A mote. [Obs.] --Shak.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Moth \Moth\, noun; pl. {Moths} (m[o^]thz). [OE. mothe, AS. mo[eth][eth]e; akin to D. mot, G. motte, Icel. motti, and prob. to E. mad an earthworm. Cf. {Mad}, noun, {Mawk}.]
1. (Zo["o]l.) Any nocturnal lepidopterous insect, or any not included among the butterflies; as, the luna moth; Io moth; hawk moth.
2. (Zo["o]l.) Any lepidopterous insect that feeds upon garments, grain, etc.; as, the clothes moth; grain moth; bee moth. See these terms under {Clothes}, {Grain}, etc.
3. (Zo["o]l.) Any one of various other insects that destroy woolen and fur goods, etc., esp. the larv[ae] of several species of beetles of the genera {Dermestes} and {Anthrenus}. Carpet moths are often the larv[ae] of {Anthrenus}. See {Carpet beetle}, under {Carpet}, {Dermestes}, {Anthrenus}.
4. Anything which gradually and silently eats, consumes, or wastes any other thing.
{Moth blight} (Zo["o]l.), any plant louse of the genus {Aleurodes}, and related genera. They are injurious to various plants.
{Moth gnat} (Zo["o]l.), a dipterous insect of the genus {Bychoda}, having fringed wings.
{Moth hunter} (Zo["o]l.), the goatsucker.
{Moth miller} (Zo["o]l.), 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.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
moth
noun: typically crepuscular or nocturnal insect having a stout body and feathery or hairlike antennae
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Moth Heb. 'ash, from a root meaning "to fall away," as moth-eaten garments fall to pieces (Job 4:19; 13:28; Isa. 50:9; 51:8; Hos. 5:12). Gr. ses, thus rendered in Matt. 6:19, 20; Luke 12:33. Allusion is thus made to the destruction of clothing by the larvae of the clothes-moth. This is the only lepidopterous insect referred to in Scripture.
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