| 单词 | mill moth |
| 释义 | > as lemmasmill moth mill moth n. (originally) a type of moth whose larvae feed on grain; (now) spec. the flour moth, Ephestia kuehniella (family Pyralidae). ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > subclass Pterygota > [noun] > division Exopterygota or Hemimetabola > order Dictyoptera > member of genus Blatta (cockroach) blatta1601 cockroach1616 mill moth1658 twitch-ballock1757 drummer1764 mill beetle1771 kakkerlak1813 roach1822 twitch-clock1843 twitch-cloga1876 cocky1931 1658 J. Rowland tr. T. Moffett Theater of Insects in Topsell's Hist. Four-footed Beasts (rev. ed.) 998 There are three sorts of Blattæ; the soft Moth, the mill Moth, and the unsavoury or stinking Moth. 1857 F. Gerhard Illinois as it Is 256 The prairie teems with grasshoppers and crickets, and many a dwelling is pestered with mill-moths (Blatta). 1977 G. Vevers tr. H. Mourier & O. Winding Collins Guide Wild Life House & Home 64/1 Mill moth larvae prefer wheat flour, but will also feed on all sorts of grains, cereals, seeds, macaroni, dried fruits, cocoa, nuts and almonds. < as lemmas |
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