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Noun: carpet moth
  1. Larvae feed on carpets and other woolens
    "Carpet moths had eaten holes in the antique Persian rug";
    - tapestry moth, Trichophaga tapetzella

Derived forms: carpet moths

Type of: tineid, tineid moth

Part of: genus Trichophaga, Trichophaga

Encyclopedia: Carpet moth