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moths

/mɑðz/ · noun

Meaning

  1. A small particle; a speck.
  2. A meeting for discussion.
  3. A body of persons who meet for discussion, especially about the management of affairs.
  4. A place of meeting for discussion.
  5. A tiny computer for remote sensing; a component element of smartdust.
  6. A usually nocturnal insect of the order Lepidoptera, distinguished from butterflies by feather-like antennae.
  7. Anything that gradually and silently eats, consumes, or wastes any other thing.
  8. To hunt for moths.
  9. The plant Vigna aconitifolia, moth bean.
  10. A liver spot, especially an irregular or feathery one.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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