1 any of a large number of insects, rather like butterflies but with wider bodies, seen mostly at night and attracted by light.
nachtvlinder

2 a clothes moth: “The moths have been at my evening dress.”
mot

clothes moth

a type of moth whose larva feeds on cloth and makes holes.
mot

'mothball (Zelfstandig naamwoord)

a small ball of a chemical used to protect clothes from clothes moths.
mottebal

'moth-eaten (Bijvoeglijk naamwoord)

(of cloth) eaten by moths: “a moth-eaten blanket.”
aangetast door de mot
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the moth	de mot (v) ; woletend insekt (znw.)
moth	nachtvlinder ; uil ; uiltje

Bronnen: interglot; Wakefield genealogy pages