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    EPHESTIA

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     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    Small moths whose larvae spin silken tunnels and feed on stored food productsplay

    Synonyms:

    Ephestia; genus Ephestia

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting animals

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

    arthropod genus (a genus of arthropods)

    Meronyms (members of "Ephestia"):

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

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

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

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