noun
small moths whose larvae spin silken tunnels and feed on stored food products
• Syn: ↑genus Ephestia
• Hypernyms: ↑arthropod genus
• Member Holonyms: ↑Pyralidae, ↑family Pyralidae, ↑Pyralididae, ↑family Pyralididae
• Member Meronyms: ↑tobacco moth, ↑cacao moth, ↑Ephestia elutella
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\\ə̇ˈfestēə\ nounUsage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Greek, feminine of ephestios situated by the hearth, of the house or family, from epi- + estia hearth
: a genus of small dull-colored or mottled moths (family Pyralididae) having larvae that spin silken tunnels in and feed on a variety of stored food products — see almond moth, raisin moth
Useful english dictionary. 2012.