arabic also has ($ = moth. nir cohen
On Thu, 20 Jun 2013 08:49:08 -0700, K Randolph wrote > Nir: > > On Thu, Jun 20, 2013 at 8:14 AM, Nir cohen - Prof. Mat. <[email protected]> > wrote: > karl, > > >>>This is an animal that eats clothing Isaiah 50:9, and builds houses Job > 27:18. This description fits a caterpillar that becomes a moth. > > how about termites? > > nir cohen > > > I’ll have to admit that I never considered termites. > > 1) because the dictionaries I worked from all mentioned “moth” and > caterpillars are immature moths (even in English we talk about “moth eaten” > when in reality it’s the caterpillars, not the adult moths, that do the > damage). > > 2) Do termites have a reputation for eating cloth? I haven’t heard of it. > > Karl W. Randolph. -- Open WebMail Project (http://openwebmail.org)
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