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PHILOPHYLLA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Philophylla mean? 

PHILOPHYLLA (noun)
  The noun PHILOPHYLLA has 1 sense:

1. leaf minersplay

  Familiarity information: PHILOPHYLLA used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


PHILOPHYLLA (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Leaf miners

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

genus Philophylla; Philophylla

Hypernyms ("Philophylla" is a kind of...):

arthropod genus (a genus of arthropods)

Holonyms ("Philophylla" is a member of...):

family Trephritidae; family Trypetidae; Trephritidae; Trypetidae (fruit flies; some leaf miners)


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