gelechiid

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ge⋅lech⋅i⋅id

[

juh-lek-ee-id]

–noun

1.	any of numerous small moths of the family Gelechiidae, including many crop pests, as the Angoumois grain moth and potato tuberworm.

–adjective

2.	belonging or pertaining to the gelechiids.

Origin:
< NL Gelechiidae name of the family, equiv. to Gelechi(a) name of the genus (< Gk gēlech

s sleeping on earth; see -ia ) + -idae -id ²

gelechiid
noun
small slender-winged moths whose larvae are agricultural pests

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