HyperDic: tobacco_moth

English > 1 sense of the expression tobacco moth:
NOUNanimaltobacco moth, cacao moth, Ephestia elutellasmall moth whose larvae feed on tobacco and other dried plant products
English > tobacco moth: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaningsmall moth whose larvae feed on tobacco and other dried plant products.
Synonymscacao moth, Ephestia elutella
Member ofEphestia, genus Ephestiasmall moths whose larvae spin silken tunnels and feed on stored food products
Broaderpyralid, pyralid mothusually tropical slender-bodied long-legged moth whose larvae are crop pests
Catalanephestia elutella

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