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    BEE MOTH

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     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    Moth whose larvae live in and feed on bee honeycombsplay

    Synonyms:

    bee moth; Galleria mellonella; wax moth

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting animals

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

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

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

    Galleria; genus Galleria (a genus of Pyralidae)

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