TOBACCO MOTH

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

cacao moth; Ephestia elutella; tobacco moth

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

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

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

Holonyms ("tobacco 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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