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    CACAO MOTH

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     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    Small moth whose larvae feed on tobacco and other dried plant productsplay

    Synonyms:

    cacao moth; Ephestia elutella; tobacco moth

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting animals

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

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

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

    Ephestia; genus Ephestia (small moths whose larvae spin silken tunnels and feed on stored food products)

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