Casemaking-clothes-moth
See under clothes moth.
any of several small moths of the family Tineidae, the larvae of which feed on wool, fur, etc., especially Tinea pellionella (casemaking clothes moth)
noun
any of various tineid moths, esp Tineola bisselliella, the larvae of which feed on wool or fur
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