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angoumois moth

Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Angoumois moth \An`gou`mois" moth"\ (?; 115). [So named from
   Angoumois in France.] (Zo["o]l.)
   A small moth ({Gelechia cerealella}) which is very
   destructive to wheat and other grain. The larva eats out the
   interior of the grain, leaving only the shell.

Source : WordNet®

angoumois moth
     n : small moth whose larvae feed on kernels of stored grains
         [syn: {angoumois grain moth}, {Sitotroga cerealella}]
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