Indian meal moth
Indian meal moth noun: plodia interpunctella, a species of moth that feeds on dried foodstuffs and feedstuffs, especially meal, flour, nuts, and fruit.

Noun
Indian meal moth (plural Indian meal moths)
- Plodia interpunctella, a species of moth that feeds on dried foodstuffs and feedstuffs, especially meal, flour, nuts, and fruit.
- Synonyms:
- pantry moth, mealworm moth, weevil moth
Indian meal moth meaning in Tamil
Indian meal moth in Tamil
- இந்திய தானிய அந்துப்பூச்சி
Synonyms of Indian meal moth
- pantry moth
- mealworm moth
- weevil moth
Forms of Indian meal moth
| plural | Indian meal moths |
|---|---|
| alternative form | Indianmeal moth |
| alternative form | Indian-meal moth |
Questions about Indian meal moth
- What does Indian meal moth mean?
- Indian meal moth means plodia interpunctella, a species of moth that feeds on dried foodstuffs and feedstuffs, especially meal, flour, nuts, and fruit.
- What is Indian meal moth in Tamil?
- Indian meal moth in Tamil is இந்திய தானிய அந்துப்பூச்சி. See Indian meal moth meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is Indian meal moth?
- Indian meal moth is a noun.
- What is the plural of Indian meal moth?
- The plural of Indian meal moth is Indian meal moths.
Words near Indian meal moth in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: Indian meal moth (page history and authors); indian meal moth (Tamil Wiktionary) (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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