noun
small yellowish moths whose larvae feed on wool or fur
• Syn: ↑tineid
• Hypernyms: ↑tineoid, ↑tineoid moth
• Hyponyms: ↑clothes moth, ↑carpet moth, ↑tapestry moth, ↑Trichophaga tapetzella
• Member Holonyms: ↑Tineidae, ↑family Tineidae
Useful english dictionary. 2012.