Definition of "moths" []

• Plural form of moth. (noun)

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• "My work on moths dealt with the predominate mode of conspecific mate recognition in moths, the sex pheromone system."
• "As an example of adaptation via natural selection, the ratio of dark to light moths is presumed not to have changed (there were always both), the light colored ones just get eaten more often by birds, leaving mostly dark colored moths as survivors."
• "And I believe that the glare of the electric lights, reflected in the sky, at night, does more to attract the moths from the country than the desire for worldly gain."