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    TINEID

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     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    Small yellowish moths whose larvae feed on wool or furplay

    Synonyms:

    tineid; tineid moth

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting animals

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

    tineoid; tineoid moth (small dull-colored moth with chewing mouthparts)

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

    clothes moth (any of several small yellowish or buff-colored moths whose larvae eat organic matter e.g. woolens)

    carpet moth; tapestry moth; Trichophaga tapetzella (larvae feed on carpets and other woolens)

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

    family Tineidae; Tineidae (clothes moths)

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