noun
usually tropical slender-bodied long-legged moth whose larvae are crop pests
• Syn: ↑pyralid moth
• Hypernyms: ↑moth
• Hyponyms:
↑bee moth, ↑wax moth, ↑Galleria mellonella, ↑corn borer, ↑European corn borer moth, ↑corn borer moth, ↑Pyrausta nubilalis, ↑Mediterranean flour moth, ↑Anagasta kuehniella, ↑tobacco moth, ↑cacao moth, ↑Ephestia elutella, ↑almond moth, ↑fig moth, ↑Cadra cautella, ↑raisin moth, ↑Cadra figulilella
• Member Holonyms: ↑Pyralidae, ↑family Pyralidae, ↑Pyralididae, ↑family Pyralididae
Useful english dictionary. 2012.