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TRICHOPHAGA

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Carpet moths

Synonyms:

genus Trichophaga; Trichophaga

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

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

arthropod genus (a genus of arthropods)

Meronyms (members of "Trichophaga"):

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

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

family Tineidae; Tineidae (clothes moths)

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