CODLIN MOTH

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Meaning:

A small grey moth whose larvae live in apples and English walnuts

Synonyms:

Carpocapsa pomonella; codlin moth; codling moth

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("codlin moth" is a kind of...):

tortricid; tortricid moth (any of numerous small moths having lightly fringed wings; larvae are leaf rollers or live in fruits and galls)

Holonyms ("codlin moth" is a member of...):

Carpocapsa; genus Carpocapsa (codling moths)

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