MEDITERRANEAN FLOUR MOTH

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Meaning:

Small moth whose larvae damage stored grain and flour

Synonyms:

Anagasta kuehniella; Mediterranean flour moth

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Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("Mediterranean flour moth" is a kind of...):

pyralid; pyralid moth (usually tropical slender-bodied long-legged moth whose larvae are crop pests)

Holonyms ("Mediterranean flour moth" is a member of...):

Anagasta; genus Anagasta (moth whose larvae are flour moths)

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