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PHILOPHYLLA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Philophylla mean?
• PHILOPHYLLA (noun)
The noun PHILOPHYLLA has 1 sense:
1. leaf miners
Familiarity information: PHILOPHYLLA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Leaf miners
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
genus Philophylla; Philophylla
Hypernyms ("Philophylla" is a kind of...):
arthropod genus (a genus of arthropods)
Holonyms ("Philophylla" is a member of...):
family Trephritidae; family Trypetidae; Trephritidae; Trypetidae (fruit flies; some leaf miners)
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