housefly vs moth

housefly

noun
  • Any fly regularly found in human dwellings. 

  • The common housefly, Musca domestica, that frequents most homes and spreads some diseases. 

moth

noun
  • A usually nocturnal insect of the order Lepidoptera, distinguished from butterflies by feather-like antennae. 

  • Anything that gradually and silently eats, consumes, or wastes any other thing. 

  • The plant Vigna aconitifolia, moth bean. 

verb
  • To hunt for moths. 

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