angoumois grain moth
noun
an·gou·mois grain moth
variants or less commonly angoumois moth
¦änˌgüm¦wä-
often capitalized A
: a small tineid moth (Sitotroga cerealella) of which the larva is a destructive pest of stored grain feeding in the interior of the kernels of various cereals
Word History
Etymology
from Angoumois, former province of France
First Known Use
1828, in the meaning defined above
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