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Noun: gelechiid moth
  1. Small slender-winged moths whose larvae are agricultural pests
    "The potato tuber moth is a gelechiid moth that can cause significant crop damage";
    - gelechiid

Derived forms: gelechiid moths

Type of: moth

Part of: family Gelechiidae, Gelechiidae

Encyclopedia: Gelechiid moth