Tineidae

plural noun

Ti·​ne·​idae

tə̇ˈnēəˌdē

: a family of small usually dully colored moths (superfamily Tineoidea) comprising the common clothes moths and related insects and in former classifications including all or most of the Microlepidoptera

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Tinea, type genus + -idae

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