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TRICHOPHAGA TAPETZELLA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Trichophaga tapetzella mean?
• TRICHOPHAGA TAPETZELLA (noun)
The noun TRICHOPHAGA TAPETZELLA has 1 sense:
1. larvae feed on carpets and other woolens
Familiarity information: TRICHOPHAGA TAPETZELLA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• TRICHOPHAGA TAPETZELLA (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Larvae feed on carpets and other woolens
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
carpet moth; tapestry moth; Trichophaga tapetzella
Hypernyms ("Trichophaga tapetzella" is a kind of...):
tineid; tineid moth (small yellowish moths whose larvae feed on wool or fur)
Holonyms ("Trichophaga tapetzella" is a member of...):
genus Trichophaga; Trichophaga (carpet moths)
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