noun
small slender-winged moths whose larvae are agricultural pests
• Syn: ↑gelechiid
• Hypernyms: ↑moth
• Hyponyms: ↑Gelechia gossypiella, ↑grain moth, ↑potato moth, ↑potato tuber moth, ↑splitworm, ↑Phthorimaea operculella
• Member Holonyms: ↑Gelechiidae, ↑family Gelechiidae
Useful english dictionary. 2012.