codlin moth

codlin moth
noun
a small grey moth whose larvae live in apples and English walnuts
• Hypernyms: ↑tortricid, ↑tortricid moth
• Member Holonyms: ↑Carpocapsa, ↑genus Carpocapsa

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noun

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codling moth or codlin moth noun
A brownish-gold moth (Cydia pomonella), whose larvae are a common pest of apples, quinces, pears, etc
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Main Entry: ↑codling

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cod|ling1 «KOD lihng», noun.
1. a small, unripe apple.
2. a kind of long, tapering apple, usually for cooking.
╂[Middle English uerdelyng apple with a hard core, apparently < French coeur de lion (literally) heart of a lion]
cod|ling2 «KOD lihng», noun.
1. a young or small cod.
2. = hake. (Cf. ↑hake)
╂[< cod1 + -ling]
codling or codlin moth or or codling moth,
a small moth whose larvae destroy apples, pears, and other fruits.

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  • Codlin — Cod lin, Codling Cod ling, n. [Cf. AS. cod[ae]ppel a quince.] (a) An apple fit to stew or coddle. (b) An immature apple. [1913 Webster] A codling when t is almost an apple. Shak. [1913 Webster] {Codling moth} (Zo[ o]l.), a small moth ({Carpocapsa …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • codling moth — /ˈkɒdlɪŋ mɒθ/ (say kodling moth) noun a small moth, Carpocapsa pomonella, whose caterpillar (larva) feeds on the pulp around the core of apples and other fruit. Also, codlin moth …  

  • codling moth — n. a nearly cosmopolitan small moth (Cydia pomenella) whose larva bores into and destroys apples, pears, quinces, etc.: also codlin moth …   English World dictionary

  • codling moth — noun a small grey moth whose larvae live in apples and English walnuts • Syn: ↑codlin moth, ↑Carpocapsa pomonella • Hypernyms: ↑tortricid, ↑tortricid moth • Member Holonyms: ↑Carpocapsa, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • tortricid moth — noun any of numerous small moths having lightly fringed wings; larvae are leaf rollers or live in fruits and galls • Syn: ↑tortricid • Hypernyms: ↑moth • Hyponyms: ↑leaf roller, ↑leaf roller, ↑tea tortrix, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • Codling moth — Codlin Cod lin, Codling Cod ling, n. [Cf. AS. cod[ae]ppel a quince.] (a) An apple fit to stew or coddle. (b) An immature apple. [1913 Webster] A codling when t is almost an apple. Shak. [1913 Webster] {Codling moth} (Zo[ o]l.), a small moth… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Carpocapsa pomonella — noun a small grey moth whose larvae live in apples and English walnuts • Syn: ↑codling moth, ↑codlin moth • Hypernyms: ↑tortricid, ↑tortricid moth • Member Holonyms: ↑Carpocapsa, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • tortricid — noun any of numerous small moths having lightly fringed wings; larvae are leaf rollers or live in fruits and galls • Syn: ↑tortricid moth • Hypernyms: ↑moth • Hyponyms: ↑leaf roller, ↑leaf roller, ↑tea tortr …   Useful english dictionary

  • codlingmoth — codling moth also codlin moth n. A small grayish moth (Carpocapsa pomonella) whose larvae are destructive to various fruits, especially apples. * * * …   Universalium

  • Carpocapsa — noun codling moths • Syn: ↑genus Carpocapsa • Hypernyms: ↑arthropod genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Tortricidae, ↑family Tortricidae • Member Meronyms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

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