noun
small moth whose larvae feed on kernels of stored grains
• Syn: ↑angoumois moth, ↑Sitotroga cerealella
• Hypernyms: ↑grain moth
• Member Holonyms: ↑Sitotroga, ↑genus Sitotroga
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noun also angoumois moth \\|änˌgüm|wä-\Usage: often capitalized A
Etymology: from Angoumois, former province of France
: a small tineid moth (Sitotroga cerealella) of which the larva is a destructive pest of stored grain feeding in the interior of the kernels of various cereals
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a gelechiid moth, Sitotroga cerealella, the larvae of which feed on stored corn and other grains.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.