WAX MOTH

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does wax moth mean? 

• WAX MOTH (noun)
  The noun WAX MOTH has 1 sense:

1. moth whose larvae live in and feed on bee honeycombs

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• WAX MOTH (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Moth whose larvae live in and feed on bee honeycombs

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

bee moth; Galleria mellonella; wax moth

Hypernyms ("wax moth" is a kind of...):

pyralid; pyralid moth (usually tropical slender-bodied long-legged moth whose larvae are crop pests)

Holonyms ("wax moth" is a member of...):

Galleria; genus Galleria (a genus of Pyralidae)