LOXOSTEGE SIMILALIS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Loxostege similalis mean? 

• LOXOSTEGE SIMILALIS (noun)
  The noun LOXOSTEGE SIMILALIS has 2 senses:

1. a variety of webworm

2. moth whose larvae are garden webworms

  Familiarity information: LOXOSTEGE SIMILALIS used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• LOXOSTEGE SIMILALIS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A variety of webworm

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

garden webworm; Loxostege similalis

Hypernyms ("Loxostege similalis" is a kind of...):

webworm (several gregarious moth larvae that spin webs over foliage on which they feed)

Holonyms ("Loxostege similalis" is a member of...):

genus Loxostege; Loxostege (garden webworms)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Moth whose larvae are garden webworms

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("Loxostege similalis" is a kind of...):

webworm moth (a variety of moth that spins a web in which it lives)

Holonyms ("Loxostege similalis" is a member of...):

genus Loxostege; Loxostege (garden webworms)