Plural of moth
regular plural
The plural of moth is moths.
Forms of moth
| Singular | moth /mɒθ/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | moths /mɔθs/ |
| Countable | countable |
Moths in a sentence
- Earless ghost swift moths become “invisible” to echolocating bats by forming mating clusters close (less than half a meter) above vegetation and effectively blending into the clutter of echoes that the bat receives from the leaves and stems around them.2013 May-June, William E. Conner, “An Acoustic Arms Race”, in American Scientist, volume 101, number 3, pages 206–7
- The palpi of moths in the genus Thumatha are porrect and slender.From the entry porrect
- Most tiger moths have broad, striped (hence the name) or spotted wings.From the entry tiger moth
- Among the moths, typicals were more common than melanics.From the entry typical
- The campfire drew in numerous unwary moths.From the entry draw in
Meaning of moth
- noun Any flying insect of the order Lepidoptera not in the superfamily Papilionoidea, most species of which are nocturnal and can be distinguished from butterflies by feather-like antennae.
- noun Anything that gradually and silently eats, consumes, or wastes any other thing.
- verb To hunt for moths.
Questions about the plural of moth
- What is the plural of moth?
- The plural of moth is moths.
- Is moth countable?
- Moth is a countable noun.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: moth (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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