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CACAO MOTH

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does cacao moth mean? 

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

1. small moth whose larvae feed on tobacco and other dried plant productsplay

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


 Dictionary entry details 


CACAO MOTH (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Small moth whose larvae feed on tobacco and other dried plant products

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

cacao moth; Ephestia elutella; tobacco moth

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

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

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

Ephestia; genus Ephestia (small moths whose larvae spin silken tunnels and feed on stored food products)


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