English Explanatory Dictionary

flour moth

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of several small moths of the Pyralidae family whose larvae feed on flour.
  2. a cosmopolitan pyralid moth whose larvae are pests on milled plant products.
  3. The Indian meal moth (Plodia interpunctella).
  4. The Mediterranean flour moth or Indian flour moth (Ephestia kuehniella).

Word forms

flour moth flour moths

Synonyms

mealmoth meal moth

Translations

Finnish: koisa Polish: omacnica spichrzanka Polish: mklik rodzynkowiec Polish: mól spożywczy Polish: mól kuchenny Turkish: un güvesi
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