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CODLING MOTH
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Dictionary entry overview: What does codling moth mean?
• CODLING MOTH (noun)
The noun CODLING MOTH has 1 sense:
1. a small grey moth whose larvae live in apples and English walnuts
Familiarity information: CODLING MOTH used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A small grey moth whose larvae live in apples and English walnuts
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Carpocapsa pomonella; codlin moth; codling moth
Hypernyms ("codling moth" is a kind of...):
tortricid; tortricid moth (any of numerous small moths having lightly fringed wings; larvae are leaf rollers or live in fruits and galls)
Holonyms ("codling moth" is a member of...):
Carpocapsa; genus Carpocapsa (codling moths)
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