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tineid

noun

small yellowish moths whose larvae feed on wool or fur

• Syn: ↑tineid moth

• Hypernyms: ↑tineoid, ↑tineoid moth

• Hyponyms: ↑clothes moth, ↑carpet moth, ↑tapestry moth, ↑Trichophaga tapetzella

• Member Holonyms: ↑Tineidae, ↑family Tineidae

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I. \\ˈtinēə̇d\ adjective

Etymology: New Latin Tineidae

: of or relating to the Tineidae

II. noun (-s)

: a moth of the family Tineidae

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/tin"ee id/, n.

1. a moth of the family Tineidae, comprising the clothes moths.

adj.

2. belonging or pertaining to the family Tineidae.

[ < NL Tineidae. See TINEA, -ID²]

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tineid /tin-ēˈid/ adjective

Of or relating to the Tineidae family or Tinea genus

noun

An individual tineid moth

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Main Entry: ↑tinea

Useful english dictionary. 2012.