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codlin moth
noun
a small grey moth whose larvae live in apples and English walnuts
Syn: ↑codling moth, ↑Carpocapsa pomonella
Hypernyms: ↑tortricid, ↑tortricid moth
Member Holonyms: ↑Carpocapsa, ↑genus Carpocapsa

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noun
see codling moth

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codling moth or codlin moth noun
A brownish-gold moth (Cydia pomonella), whose larvae are a common pest of apples, quinces, pears, etc
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Main Entry:codling

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cod|ling1 «KOD lihng», noun.
1. a small, unripe apple.
2. a kind of long, tapering apple, usually for cooking.
[Middle English uerdelyng apple with a hard core, apparently < French coeur de lion (literally) heart of a lion]
cod|ling2 «KOD lihng», noun.
1. a young or small cod.
2. = hake. (Cf.hake)
[< cod1 + -ling]
codling or codlin moth or or codling moth,
a small moth whose larvae destroy apples, pears, and other fruits.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.