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TINEOID

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Small dull-colored moth with chewing mouthparts

Synonyms:

tineoid; tineoid moth

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("tineoid" 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 "tineoid"):

tineid; tineid moth (small yellowish moths whose larvae feed on wool or fur)

gracilariid; gracilariid moth (small dull or metallic-colored tineoid moths whose larvae mine in plant leaves)

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

superfamily Tineoidea; Tineoidea (clothes moths; carpet moths; leaf miners)

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