EPHESTIA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Ephestia mean? 

• EPHESTIA (noun)
  The noun EPHESTIA has 1 sense:

1. small moths whose larvae spin silken tunnels and feed on stored food products

  Familiarity information: EPHESTIA used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• EPHESTIA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Small moths whose larvae spin silken tunnels and feed on stored food products

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Ephestia; genus Ephestia

Hypernyms ("Ephestia" is a kind of...):

arthropod genus (a genus of arthropods)

Meronyms (members of "Ephestia"):

cacao moth; Ephestia elutella; tobacco moth (small moth whose larvae feed on tobacco and other dried plant products)

Holonyms ("Ephestia" is a member of...):

family Pyralidae; family Pyralididae; Pyralidae; Pyralididae (bee moths; corn borers; flour moths)