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CODLING MOTH

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does codling moth mean? 

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

1. a small grey moth whose larvae live in apples and English walnutsplay

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


 Dictionary entry details 


CODLING MOTH (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A small grey moth whose larvae live in apples and English walnuts

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Carpocapsa pomonella; codlin moth; codling moth

Hypernyms ("codling moth" 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 ("codling moth" is a member of...):

Carpocapsa; genus Carpocapsa (codling moths)


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