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codlin moth

codlin moth is the alternative form of codling moth.

Meaning of codling moth

Noun

codling moth (plural codling moths)

  1. A small moth, Cydia pomonella, whose larvae (the apple worms) are destructive to apples and other fruit

Forms of codlin moth

pluralcodlin moths

Questions about codlin moth

What is codlin moth the alternative form of?
Codlin moth is the alternative form of codling moth.

Words near codlin moth in the dictionary

  1. codless
  2. codlet
  3. codlets
  4. codlike
  5. codlin
  6. codlin moth
  7. codlin moths
  8. codline
  9. codlines
  10. codling
  11. codling moth

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Adapted from Wiktionary: codlin moth (page history and authors); codling moth (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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