HyperDic: wax_moth

English > 1 sense of the expression wax moth:
NOUNanimalwax moth, bee moth, Galleria mellonellamoth whose larvae live in and feed on bee honeycombs
English > wax moth: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaningmoth whose larvae live in and feed on bee honeycombs.
Synonymsbee moth, Galleria mellonella
Member ofGalleria, genus GalleriaA genus of Pyralidae
Broaderpyralid, pyralid mothusually tropical slender-bodied long-legged moth whose larvae are crop pests
SpanishGalleria Mellonella, polilla de la cera

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