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ALMOND MOTH

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does almond moth mean? 

ALMOND MOTH (noun)
  The noun ALMOND MOTH has 1 sense:

1. a moth whose larvae feed on and mat together with webbing various stored products of vegetable originplay

  Familiarity information: ALMOND MOTH used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


ALMOND MOTH (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A moth whose larvae feed on and mat together with webbing various stored products of vegetable origin

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

almond moth; Cadra cautella; fig moth

Hypernyms ("almond moth" is a kind of...):

pyralid; pyralid moth (usually tropical slender-bodied long-legged moth whose larvae are crop pests)

Holonyms ("almond moth" is a member of...):

Cadra; genus Cadra (a genus of Pyralidae)


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