moth (moths plural )A moth is an insect like a butterfly which usually flies about at night. n-count
moth-eaten
1 adj Moth-eaten clothes look very old and have holes in them.
2 adj If you describe something as moth-eaten, you mean that it seems unattractive or useless because it is old or has been used too much., (disapproval)
We drove through a somewhat moth-eaten deer park...