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PHTHORIMAEA

Dictionary entry overview: What does Phthorimaea mean?

• PHTHORIMAEA (noun)
The noun PHTHORIMAEA has 1 sense:

1. potato moths

Familiarity information: PHTHORIMAEA used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• PHTHORIMAEA (noun)

Sense 1

Phthorimaea ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

Meaning:

Potato moths

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

genus Phthorimaea; Phthorimaea

Hypernyms ("Phthorimaea" is a kind of...):

arthropod genus (a genus of arthropods)

Meronyms (members of "Phthorimaea"):

Phthorimaea operculella; potato tuberworm (larva of potato moth; mines in leaves and stems of e.g. potatoes and tobacco)

Holonyms ("Phthorimaea" is a member of...):

family Gelechiidae; Gelechiidae (important economic pests)

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