gelechiid

English Thesaurus

1. small slender-winged moths whose larvae are agricultural pests (noun.animal)

hypernym	:	moth,
definition	:	typically crepuscular or nocturnal insect having a stout body and feathery or hairlike antennae (noun.animal)

hyponym	:	gelechia gossypiella,
definition	:	small brown moth whose larvae bore into flowers and bolls of cotton (noun.animal)

hyponym	:	grain moth,
definition	:	moth whose larvae feed on grain (noun.animal)

hyponym	:	phthorimaea operculella, potato moth, potato tuber moth, splitworm,
definition	:	greyish-brown moth whose larva is the potato tuberworm (noun.animal)

member meronym	:	family gelechiidae, gelechiidae,
definition	:	important economic pests (noun.animal)