veneer moth

== English == === Etymology === So called because the mottled colors resemble those of veneering. === Noun === veneer moth (plural veneer moths) Any of various species of moth. ==== Derived terms ==== clouded veneer moth (Prionapteryx nebulifera) certain others === References === “veneer”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.