TINEID

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does tineid mean? 

• TINEID (noun)
  The noun TINEID has 1 sense:

1. small yellowish moths whose larvae feed on wool or fur

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• TINEID (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Small yellowish moths whose larvae feed on wool or fur

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

tineid; tineid moth

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

tineoid; tineoid moth (small dull-colored moth with chewing mouthparts)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "tineid"):

clothes moth (any of several small yellowish or buff-colored moths whose larvae eat organic matter e.g. woolens)

carpet moth; tapestry moth; Trichophaga tapetzella (larvae feed on carpets and other woolens)

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

family Tineidae; Tineidae (clothes moths)