a moth whose larvae eat paper; (figurative) a person who spends most of the time reading and writing, a bookworm.
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| 释义 | the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > Heterocera > [noun] > unspecified and miscellaneous types > unspecified (8) paper-moth1699 a moth whose larvae eat paper; (figurative) a person who spends most of the time reading and writing, a bookworm. arch1766 Chiefly plural. Collectors' name for certain species of moths: see quots. moth1802 As a mass noun: moths collectively as the cause of damage to clothes, etc. nun1832 More fully nun moth. A tussock moth, Lymantria monacha, whose caterpillar is a pest of Eurasian forests. Also called black arches. runic1832 Either of two European moths having forewings boldly marked with black: a scarce merveille du jour of the form Moma alpium ab. runica (family Noct… vulture-feather1832 a species of moth. wormwood1832 Used as a name or specific epithet for certain moths. buff-tip1836 a species of moth (see quot.). |
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