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PHTHORIMAEA

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Potato moths

Synonyms:

genus Phthorimaea; Phthorimaea

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("Phthorimaea" is a kind of...):

arthropod genus (a genus of arthropods)

Meronyms (members of "Phthorimaea"):

Phthorimaea operculella; potato tuberworm (larva of potato moth; mines in leaves and stems of e.g. potatoes and tobacco)

Holonyms ("Phthorimaea" is a member of...):

family Gelechiidae; Gelechiidae (important economic pests)

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