| English Dictionary |
FAMILY TINEIDAE
| Pronunciation (US): |  | (GB): | |
Dictionary entry overview: What does family Tineidae mean?
• FAMILY TINEIDAE (noun)
The noun FAMILY TINEIDAE has 1 sense:
1. clothes moths
Familiarity information: FAMILY TINEIDAE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Clothes moths
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
family Tineidae; Tineidae
Hypernyms ("family Tineidae" is a kind of...):
arthropod family (any of the arthropods)
Meronyms (members of "family Tineidae"):
tineid; tineid moth (small yellowish moths whose larvae feed on wool or fur)
genus Tinea; Tinea (type genus of the Tineidae: clothes moths)
genus Tineola; Tineola (webbing clothes moths)
genus Trichophaga; Trichophaga (carpet moths)
Holonyms ("family Tineidae" is a member of...):
superfamily Tineoidea; Tineoidea (clothes moths; carpet moths; leaf miners)
| Learn English with... Proverbs |
"The snake moves, erasing its tracks with its tail." (Albanian proverb)
"Who does not go with you, go with him." (Arabic proverb)
"By firelight, an old rag looks like sturdy hemp fabric." (Corsican proverb)