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spilomeline

spilomeline noun: any moth of the crambid subfamily Spilomelinae.

Noun

spilomeline (plural spilomelines)

  1. Any moth of the crambid subfamily Spilomelinae
    • Subobjective 1.1: Conduct integrative taxonomic research of spilomeline genera (Pyraloidea or snout 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 spilomeline

pluralspilomelines

Questions about spilomeline

What does spilomeline mean?
Spilomeline means any moth of the crambid subfamily Spilomelinae.
What part of speech is spilomeline?
Spilomeline is a noun.
What is the plural of spilomeline?
The plural of spilomeline is spilomelines.

Words near spilomeline in the dictionary

  1. spillways
  2. spilly
  3. Spilman
  4. Spilmans
  5. spiloma
  6. spilomeline
  7. spilomelines
  8. spilosite
  9. spilosites
  10. spilositic
  11. Spilsbury

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