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GRAIN MOTH
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Moth whose larvae feed on grain
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("grain moth" is a kind of...):
gelechiid; gelechiid moth (small slender-winged moths whose larvae are agricultural pests)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "grain moth"):
angoumois grain moth; angoumois moth; Sitotroga cerealella (small moth whose larvae feed on kernels of stored grains)