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moth
1. n. A usually nocturnal insect of the order Lepidoptera, distinguished from butterflies by feather-like antennae.
2. n. (figurative) Anything that gradually and silently eats, consumes, or wastes any other thing.
3. v. (intransitive) To hunt for moths.
4. n. The plant , moth bean.
5. n. obsolete form of mote
6. n. (dated) A liver spot, especially an irregular or feathery one.

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