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EPHESTIA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Small moths whose larvae spin silken tunnels and feed on stored food products
Synonyms:
Ephestia; genus Ephestia
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Ephestia" is a kind of...):
arthropod genus (a genus of arthropods)
Meronyms (members of "Ephestia"):
cacao moth; Ephestia elutella; tobacco moth (small moth whose larvae feed on tobacco and other dried plant products)
Holonyms ("Ephestia" is a member of...):
family Pyralidae; family Pyralididae; Pyralidae; Pyralididae (bee moths; corn borers; flour moths)
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