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/tin"ee id/, n.1. a moth of the family Tineidae, comprising the clothes moths.adj.2. belonging or pertaining to the family Tineidae.[ < NL Tineidae. See TINEA, -ID2]
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Tineid — Tin e*id, n. (Zo[ o]l.) Same as {Tinean}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
tineid — [tin′ē id] n. [< L tinea, gnawing worm, moth + ID] CLOTHES MOTH … English World dictionary
tineid — noun small yellowish moths whose larvae feed on wool or fur • Syn: ↑tineid moth • Hypernyms: ↑tineoid, ↑tineoid moth • Hyponyms: ↑clothes moth, ↑carpet moth, ↑tapestry moth, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
tineid moth — ▪ insect any of a group of moths (order Lepidoptera) that includes several economically important clothes moth species. Tineid moths generally have slender, elongated, fringed wings with a wingspan of 12 to 25 mm (1/2 to 1 inch) and dull,… … Universalium
tineid moth — noun small yellowish moths whose larvae feed on wool or fur • Syn: ↑tineid • Hypernyms: ↑tineoid, ↑tineoid moth • Hyponyms: ↑clothes moth, ↑carpet moth, ↑tapestry moth, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
tineid — tin·e·id … English syllables
tineid moth — /ˌtɪniɪd ˈmɒθ/ (say .tineeid moth) noun any moth of the family Tineidae, as the clothes moth …
lepidopteran — /lep i dop teuhr euhn/, adj. 1. lepidopterous. n. 2. a lepidopterous insect. [1850 55; LEPIDOPTER(A) + AN] * * * Any of the more than 100,000 species constituting the order Lepidoptera (Greek: scaly wing ): butterflies, moths, and skippers. The… … Universalium
clothes moth — noun any of several small yellowish or buff colored moths whose larvae eat organic matter e.g. woolens • Hypernyms: ↑tineid, ↑tineid moth • Hyponyms: ↑casemaking clothes moth, ↑Tinea pellionella, ↑webbing clothes moth, ↑webbing moth, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Tineidae — Adult European Grain Moth (Nemapogon granella: Nemapogoninae) from Graz (Austria) Scientific classification Kingdom … Wikipedia
