ARGYROTAENIA CITRANA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Argyrotaenia citrana mean? 

• ARGYROTAENIA CITRANA (noun)
  The noun ARGYROTAENIA CITRANA has 1 sense:

1. California moth whose larvae live in especially oranges

  Familiarity information: ARGYROTAENIA CITRANA used as a noun is very rare.

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• ARGYROTAENIA CITRANA (noun)

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Meaning:

California moth whose larvae live in especially oranges

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Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Argyrotaenia citrana; orange tortrix; tortrix

Hypernyms ("Argyrotaenia citrana" is a kind of...):

tortricid; tortricid moth (any of numerous small moths having lightly fringed wings; larvae are leaf rollers or live in fruits and galls)

Holonyms ("Argyrotaenia citrana" is a member of...):

genus Tortrix (type genus of the Tortricidae)