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CODLIN MOTH
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
A small grey moth whose larvae live in apples and English walnuts
Synonyms:
Carpocapsa pomonella; codlin moth; codling moth
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("codlin moth" is a kind of...):
tortricid; tortricid moth (any of numerous small moths having lightly fringed wings; larvae are leaf rollers or live in fruits and galls)
Holonyms ("codlin moth" is a member of...):
Carpocapsa; genus Carpocapsa (codling moths)