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PHTHORIMAEA OPERCULELLA

Dictionary entry overview: What does Phthorimaea operculella mean?

• PHTHORIMAEA OPERCULELLA (noun)
The noun PHTHORIMAEA OPERCULELLA has 2 senses:

1. larva of potato moth; mines in leaves and stems of e.g. potatoes and tobacco
2. greyish-brown moth whose larva is the potato tuberworm

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

Dictionary entry details

• PHTHORIMAEA OPERCULELLA (noun)

Sense 1

Phthorimaea operculella ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

Meaning:

Larva of potato moth; mines in leaves and stems of e.g. potatoes and tobacco

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Phthorimaea operculella; potato tuberworm

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

caterpillar (a wormlike and often brightly colored and hairy or spiny larva of a butterfly or moth)

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

genus Phthorimaea; Phthorimaea (potato moths)

Sense 2

Phthorimaea operculella ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

Meaning:

Greyish-brown moth whose larva is the potato tuberworm

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

potato moth; potato tuber moth; splitworm; Phthorimaea operculella

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

gelechiid; gelechiid moth (small slender-winged moths whose larvae are agricultural pests)

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