any of several geometrid moths with black- (or brown-)and-white mottled wings
Word origin
C19: so named from the patterns on their wings
carpet moth in American English
noun
a clothes moth, Trichophaga tapetzella, the larvae of which infest carpets and other woolen articles
Also called: tapestry moth
Word origin
[1855–60]This word is first recorded in the period 1855–60. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: barrage, boilerplate, pickup, pipeline, specialist
Examples of 'carpet moth' in a sentence
carpet moth
A small moth that comes into houses at night and is often found, dead or alive, in the morning is the garden carpet moth.