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ANAGASTA KUEHNIELLA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Anagasta kuehniella mean?
• ANAGASTA KUEHNIELLA (noun)
The noun ANAGASTA KUEHNIELLA has 1 sense:
1. small moth whose larvae damage stored grain and flour
Familiarity information: ANAGASTA KUEHNIELLA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Small moth whose larvae damage stored grain and flour
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Anagasta kuehniella; Mediterranean flour moth
Hypernyms ("Anagasta kuehniella" is a kind of...):
pyralid; pyralid moth (usually tropical slender-bodied long-legged moth whose larvae are crop pests)
Holonyms ("Anagasta kuehniella" is a member of...):
Anagasta; genus Anagasta (moth whose larvae are flour moths)
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