| 单词 | grain-moth |
| 释义 | > as lemmasgrain-moth grain-moth n. a moth (esp. Tinea granella) whose larvae devour grain in storehouses. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > Heterocera > [noun] > family Tineidae > tinea granella (grain-moth) wolf1682 corn-moth1766 fly-weevil1789 grain-moth1842 wolf-moth1863 the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > Heterocera > [noun] > family Gelechiidae > member of grain-moth1842 1842 T. W. Harris Treat. Insects New Eng. 363 The European grain-moth (Tinea granella), in its perfected state, is a winged insect. 1855 J. C. Morton Cycl. Agric. II. 989 Tinea granella (the little Grain or Corn Moth). 1932 C. L. Metcalf & W. P. Flint Fund. Insect Life viii. 273 Among the most destructive and best-known species [of Gelechiidæ] are the pink bollworm.., the Angoumois grain moth. 1967 S. O. Nelson in Kilgore & Doutt Pest Control iii. 107 The Angoumois grain moth and the lesser grain borer were more resistant to control by infrared treatment. < as lemmas |
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