almond moth

noun

Cadra cautella, a moth that infests stored grains and fruits.

Similar
tropical warehouse mothfig mothCadra cautella

Meanings

nounalmond moth (plural almond moths)

plural almond moths

  1. Cadra cautella, a moth that infests stored grains and fruits.

    Synonyms: tropical warehouse moth

Synonyms & antonyms

nounCadra cautella, a moth that infests stored grains and fruits.

More synonyms by meaning

nouna moth whose larvae feed on and mat together with webbing various stored products of vegetable origin

Similar
fig mothCadra cautella

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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Chicago

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