Meanings
plural Mediterranean flour moths
- Any member of the species Ephestia kuehniella of moths that feeds on grain.
Synonyms: Indian flour moth, mill moth
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAny member of the species Ephestia kuehniella of moths that feeds on grain.
More synonyms by meaning
nounsmall moth whose larvae damage stored grain and flour
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Danish melmøl
- melmøltype of moth that feeds on grain
Estonian jauleedik
- jauleediktype of moth that feeds on grain
Finnish jauhokoisa
- jauhokoisatype of moth that feeds on grain
French papillon gris de la farine
- papillon gris de la farinetype of moth that feeds on grain
German Mehlmolle
- Mehlmolletype of moth that feeds on grain
Norwegian Bokmål melmøll
- melmølltype of moth that feeds on grain
Polish mklik mączny
- mklik mącznytype of moth that feeds on grain
Russian ме́льничная огнёвка
- ме́льничная огнёвка (mélʹničnaja ognjóvka)type of moth that feeds on grain
Spanish polilla gris de la harina
- polilla gris de la harinatype of moth that feeds on grain
Swedish kvarnmott
- kvarnmotttype of moth that feeds on grain
Turkish un güvesi
- un güvesitype of moth that feeds on grain
Cite this entry
Mediterranean flour moth. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mediterranean%20flour%20moth
“Mediterranean flour moth.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mediterranean%20flour%20moth. Accessed November 5, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Mediterranean flour moth,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mediterranean%20flour%20moth.
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