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TRICHOPHAGA TAPETZELLA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Trichophaga tapetzella mean? 

TRICHOPHAGA TAPETZELLA (noun)
  The noun TRICHOPHAGA TAPETZELLA has 1 sense:

1. larvae feed on carpets and other woolensplay

  Familiarity information: TRICHOPHAGA TAPETZELLA used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


TRICHOPHAGA TAPETZELLA (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Larvae feed on carpets and other woolens

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

carpet moth; tapestry moth; Trichophaga tapetzella

Hypernyms ("Trichophaga tapetzella" is a kind of...):

tineid; tineid moth (small yellowish moths whose larvae feed on wool or fur)

Holonyms ("Trichophaga tapetzella" is a member of...):

genus Trichophaga; Trichophaga (carpet moths)


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