Definitions
- 1. insect that eats into books, clothing etc
- 2. moth-eaten
- 3. worm-eaten
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traitor
bark beetle (zoology)
public enemy number one
lit. a door hinge never becomes worm-eaten
bookworm (literal and figurative)
wood moth
wood moth
to decay and be eaten by worms etc
furniture beetle
mothicide
lit. flowing water does not rot, nor a door-hinge rust (idiom)
to be worn out
sinecurist
drugstore beetle
codling moth
corrupt officials
to rob the state and hurt the people (idiom)
to harm
malpractice
parasitic government
Danger appears where many harmful factors exist. (idiom)
to be moth-eaten
moth
silverfish
silverfish
to become mildewed and worm-eaten (of books)
tooth decay
rotten teeth