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TRICHOPHAGA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Trichophaga mean?
• TRICHOPHAGA (noun)
The noun TRICHOPHAGA has 1 sense:
1. carpet moths
Familiarity information: TRICHOPHAGA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Carpet moths
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
genus Trichophaga; Trichophaga
Hypernyms ("Trichophaga" is a kind of...):
arthropod genus (a genus of arthropods)
Meronyms (members of "Trichophaga"):
carpet moth; tapestry moth; Trichophaga tapetzella (larvae feed on carpets and other woolens)
Holonyms ("Trichophaga" is a member of...):
family Tineidae; Tineidae (clothes moths)
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