CARPET MOTH

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does carpet moth mean? 

• CARPET MOTH (noun)
  The noun CARPET MOTH has 1 sense:

1. larvae feed on carpets and other woolens

  Familiarity information: CARPET MOTH used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CARPET MOTH (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Larvae feed on carpets and other woolens

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

carpet moth; tapestry moth; Trichophaga tapetzella

Hypernyms ("carpet moth" is a kind of...):

tineid; tineid moth (small yellowish moths whose larvae feed on wool or fur)

Holonyms ("carpet moth" is a member of...):

genus Trichophaga; Trichophaga (carpet moths)