noun
codling moths
• Syn: ↑genus Carpocapsa
• Hypernyms: ↑arthropod genus
• Member Holonyms: ↑Tortricidae, ↑family Tortricidae
• Member Meronyms: ↑codling moth, ↑codlin moth, ↑Carpocapsa pomonella
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\\ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈkapsə\ nounUsage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from carp- (I) + -capsa (modification of Greek kapsis act of gulping down, from kaptein to gulp down) — more at capsidae
: a genus of moths (family Tortricidae) including the codling moth
Useful english dictionary. 2012.