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gelechiine

gelechiine noun: any moth of the subfamily Gelechiinae.

Noun

gelechiine (plural gelechiines)

  1. Any moth of the subfamily Gelechiinae.
    • Differs from all other gelechiine species in North America by having pale rust orange FW crossed by four evenly-spaced white bands, a convergence in pattern to conifer-feeding Tortricidae(Can we date this quote?), Chionodes retiniella (Barnes & Busck, 1920)
    • Subobjective 1.2: Conduct integrative taxonomic research of gelechiine genera (Gelechioidea: Gelechiidae or twirler moths).(Can we date this quote?), United States Department of Agriculture, SYSTEMATICS OF HYPER-DIVERSE MOTH SUPERFAMILIES, WITH AN EMPHASIS ON AGRICULTURAL PESTS, INVASIVE SPECIES, BIOLOGICAL CONTROL...

Forms of gelechiine

pluralgelechiines

Questions about gelechiine

What does gelechiine mean?
Gelechiine means any moth of the subfamily Gelechiinae.
What part of speech is gelechiine?
Gelechiine is a noun.
What is the plural of gelechiine?
The plural of gelechiine is gelechiines.

Words near gelechiine in the dictionary

  1. Geldzahler
  2. Geldzahlers
  3. gele
  4. gelechiid
  5. gelechiids
  6. gelechiine
  7. gelechiines
  8. gelechioid
  9. gelechioids
  10. Geledi
  11. gelee

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