ANGOUMOIS GRAIN MOTH

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does angoumois grain moth mean? 

• ANGOUMOIS GRAIN MOTH (noun)
  The noun ANGOUMOIS GRAIN MOTH has 1 sense:

1. small moth whose larvae feed on kernels of stored grains

  Familiarity information: ANGOUMOIS GRAIN MOTH used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ANGOUMOIS GRAIN MOTH (noun)

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Meaning:

Small moth whose larvae feed on kernels of stored grains

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

angoumois grain moth; angoumois moth; Sitotroga cerealella

Hypernyms ("angoumois grain moth" is a kind of...):

grain moth (moth whose larvae feed on grain)

Holonyms ("angoumois grain moth" is a member of...):

genus Sitotroga; Sitotroga (grain moths)