Moth

1.

(an insect resembling a butterfly but usually flying at night) ពួកសត្វល្អិតកាត់ខោអាវ, សត្វខ្មូត

1.

Any nocturnal lepidopterous insect, or any not included among the butterflies; as, the luna moth; Io moth; hawk moth.

2.

Any lepidopterous insect that feeds upon garments, grain, etc.; as, the clothes moth; grain moth; bee moth.

3.

Any one of various other insects that destroy woolen and fur goods, etc., esp. the larvae of several species of beetles of the genera Dermestes and Anthrenus. Carpet moths are often the larvae of Anthrenus.

4.

Anything which gradually and silently eats, consumes, or wastes any other thing.

1.

A mote