tobacco moth

noun

A species of moth, Ephestia elutella

Similar
cacao mothEphestia elutella

Meanings

nountobacco moth (plural tobacco moths)

plural tobacco moths

  1. A species of moth, Ephestia elutella

Synonyms & antonyms

nounsmall moth whose larvae feed on tobacco and other dried plant products

Similar
cacao mothEphestia elutella

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

tobacco moth. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tobacco%20moth

MLA

“tobacco moth.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tobacco%20moth. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tobacco moth,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tobacco%20moth.

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