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flour moth

flour moth noun: a cosmopolitan pyralid moth whose larvae are pests on milled plant products.

Noun

flour moth (plural flour moths)

  1. a cosmopolitan pyralid moth whose larvae are pests on milled plant products.
    Synonyms:
    mealmoth, meal moth
  2. The Indian meal moth (Plodia interpunctella).
    Synonyms:
    mealmoth, meal moth
  3. The Mediterranean flour moth or Indian flour moth (Ephestia kuehniella).
    Synonyms:
    mealmoth, meal moth

Synonyms of flour moth

Forms of flour moth

pluralflour moths

Questions about flour moth

What does flour moth mean?
Flour moth means a cosmopolitan pyralid moth whose larvae are pests on milled plant products.
What part of speech is flour moth?
Flour moth is a noun.
What is the plural of flour moth?
The plural of flour moth is flour moths.

Words near flour moth in the dictionary

  1. flour gold
  2. flour mill
  3. flour mills
  4. flour mite
  5. flour mites
  6. flour moth
  7. flour moths
  8. flour paste
  9. flour pastes
  10. flour treatment agent
  11. flour treatment agents

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