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CACAO 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:
Hypernyms ("cacao moth" is a kind of...):
pyralid; pyralid moth (usually tropical slender-bodied long-legged moth whose larvae are crop pests)
Holonyms ("cacao 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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