mite vs moth

mite

noun
  • Anything very small; a minute object; a very little quantity or particle. 

  • A lepton, a small coin used in Palestine in the time of Christ. 

  • A small coin formerly circulated in England, rated at about a third of a farthing. 

  • A small weight; one twentieth of a grain. 

  • Any of many minute arachnids which, along with the ticks, comprise subclass Acarina (aka Acari). 

  • A small or naughty person, or one people take pity on; rascal. 

moth

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

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

  • The plant Vigna aconitifolia, moth bean. 

verb
  • To hunt for moths. 

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