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ANGOUMOIS GRAIN MOTH
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Dictionary entry overview: What does angoumois grain moth mean?
• ANGOUMOIS GRAIN MOTH (noun)
The noun ANGOUMOIS GRAIN MOTH has 1 sense:
1. small moth whose larvae feed on kernels of stored grains
Familiarity information: ANGOUMOIS GRAIN MOTH used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Small moth whose larvae feed on kernels of stored grains
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
angoumois grain moth; angoumois moth; Sitotroga cerealella
Hypernyms ("angoumois grain moth" is a kind of...):
grain moth (moth whose larvae feed on grain)
Holonyms ("angoumois grain moth" is a member of...):
genus Sitotroga; Sitotroga (grain moths)
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