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PYRALID

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Usually tropical slender-bodied long-legged moth whose larvae are crop pests

Synonyms:

pyralid; pyralid moth

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

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

moth (typically crepuscular or nocturnal insect having a stout body and feathery or hairlike antennae)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "pyralid"):

bee moth; Galleria mellonella; wax moth (moth whose larvae live in and feed on bee honeycombs)

corn borer; corn borer moth; European corn borer moth; Pyrausta nubilalis (native to Europe; in America the larvae bore into the stem and crown of corn and other plants)

Anagasta kuehniella; Mediterranean flour moth (small moth whose larvae damage stored grain and flour)

cacao moth; Ephestia elutella; tobacco moth (small moth whose larvae feed on tobacco and other dried plant products)

almond moth; Cadra cautella; fig moth (a moth whose larvae feed on and mat together with webbing various stored products of vegetable origin)

Cadra figulilella; raisin moth (moth whose larvae attack dried fruits and cereal products)

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

family Pyralidae; family Pyralididae; Pyralidae; Pyralididae (bee moths; corn borers; flour moths)

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