Angoumois Moth :: Angoumois moth () A small moth (Gelechia cerealella) which is very destructive to wheat and other grain. The larva eats out the interior of the grain, leaving only the shell..

Behemoth :: Behemoth (n.) An animal, probably the hippopotamus, described in Job xl. 15-24..

Cosmotheism :: Cosmotheism (n.) Same as Pantheism.

Cosmothetic :: Cosmothetic (a.) Assuming or positing the actual existence or reality of the physical or external world.

Eel-mother :: Eel-mother (n.) The eelpout.

Foremother :: Foremother (n.) A female ancestor.

Godmother :: Godmother (n.) A woman who becomes sponsor for a child in baptism. See Godfathe.

Grandmother :: Grandmother (n.) The mother of one's father or mother.

Grandmotherly :: Grandmotherly (a.) Like a grandmother in age or manner; kind; indulgent.

Great-grandmother :: Great-grandmother (n.) The mother of one's grandfather or grandmother.

Hawk Moth :: Hawk moth () Any moth of the family Sphingidae, of which there are numerous genera and species. They are large, handsome moths, which fly mostly at twilight and hover about flowers like a humming bird, sucking the honey by means of a long, slender proboscis. The larvae are large, hairless caterpillars ornamented with green and other bright colors, and often with a caudal spine. See Sphinx, also Tobacco worm, and Tomato worm..

Hoemother :: Hoemother (n.) The basking or liver shark; -- called also homer. See Liver shark, under Liver..

Homothermic :: Homothermic (a.) Alt. of Homothermou.

Homothermous :: Homothermous (a.) Warm-blooded; homoiothermal; haematothermal.

Io Moth :: Io moth () A large and handsome American moth (Hyperchiria Io), having a large, bright-colored spot on each hind wing, resembling the spots on the tail of a peacock. The larva is covered with prickly hairs, which sting like nettles..

Isabella Moth :: Isabella moth () A common American moth (Pyrrharctia isabella), of an isabella color. The larva, called woolly bear and hedgehog caterpillar, is densely covered with hairs, which are black at each end of the body, and red in the middle part..

Mammoth :: Mammoth (n.) An extinct, hairy, maned elephant (Elephas primigenius), of enormous size, remains of which are found in the northern parts of both continents. The last of the race, in Europe, were coeval with prehistoric man..

Mammoth :: Mammoth (a.) Resembling the mammoth in size; very large; gigantic; as, a mammoth ox..

Mammothrept :: Mammothrept (n.) A child brought up by its grandmother; a spoiled child.

Moth :: Moth (n.) A mote.

Moth :: Moth (n.) Any nocturnal lepidopterous insect, or any not included among the butterflies; as, the luna moth; Io moth; hawk moth..

Moth :: Moth (n.) Any lepidopterous insect that feeds upon garments, grain, etc.; as, the clothes moth; grain moth; bee moth. See these terms under Clothes, Grain, etc..

Moth :: Moth (n.) Any one of various other insects that destroy woolen and fur goods, etc., esp. the larvae of several species of beetles of the genera Dermestes and Anthrenus. Carpet moths are often the larvae of Anthrenus. See Carpet beetle, under Carpet, Dermestes, Anthrenus..

Moth :: Moth (n.) Anything which gradually and silently eats, consumes, or wastes any other thing..

Moth-eat :: Moth-eat (v. t.) To eat or prey upon, as a moth eats a garment..

Mothen :: Mothen (a.) Full of moths.

Mother :: Mother (n.) A female parent; especially, one of the human race; a woman who has borne a child..

Mother :: Mother (n.) That which has produced or nurtured anything; source of birth or origin; generatrix.

Mother :: Mother (n.) An old woman or matron.

Mother :: Mother (n.) The female superior or head of a religious house, as an abbess, etc..

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