Useful english dictionary. 2012.
gelechiid moth — ▪ insect any of more than 4,500 species of moths (order Lepidoptera), some of which are important pests. The brown adults have gray or silver markings and average 19 mm (3/4 inch) in wingspan. The hindwings have somewhat concave outer… … Universalium
gelechiid — n. a small slender winged moth whose larvae are agricultural pests. Syn: gelechiid moth. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
gelechiid — noun small slender winged moths whose larvae are agricultural pests • Syn: ↑gelechiid moth • Hypernyms: ↑moth • Hyponyms: ↑Gelechia gossypiella, ↑grain moth, ↑potato moth, ↑p … Useful english dictionary
moth — /mawth, moth/, n., pl. moths /mawdhz, modhz, mawths, moths/. 1. any of numerous insects of the order Lepidoptera, generally distinguished from the butterflies by having feathery antennae and by having crepuscular or nocturnal habits. 2. See… … Universalium
gelechiid — /jeuh lek ee id/, n. 1. any of numerous small moths of the family Gelechiidae, including many crop pests, as the Angoumois grain moth and potato tuberworm. adj. 2. belonging or pertaining to the gelechiids. [ < NL Gelechiidae name of the family,… … Universalium
potato moth — noun greyish brown moth whose larva is the potato tuberworm • Syn: ↑potato tuber moth, ↑splitworm, ↑Phthorimaea operculella • Hypernyms: ↑gelechiid, ↑gelechiid moth * * * noun or … Useful english dictionary
grain moth — noun moth whose larvae feed on grain • Hypernyms: ↑gelechiid, ↑gelechiid moth • Hyponyms: ↑angoumois moth, ↑angoumois grain moth, ↑Sitotroga cerealella * * * noun : any of several small tineoid moths (as th … Useful english dictionary
potato tuber moth — noun greyish brown moth whose larva is the potato tuberworm • Syn: ↑potato moth, ↑splitworm, ↑Phthorimaea operculella • Hypernyms: ↑gelechiid, ↑gelechiid moth * * * noun see p … Useful english dictionary
angoumois grain moth — noun small moth whose larvae feed on kernels of stored grains • Syn: ↑angoumois moth, ↑Sitotroga cerealella • Hypernyms: ↑grain moth • Member Holonyms: ↑Sitotroga, ↑genus Sitotroga * * * … Useful english dictionary
Angoumois grain moth — a gelechiid moth, Sitotroga cerealella, the larvae of which feed on stored corn and other grains. * * * … Universalium
