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Noun: wax moth
  1. Moth whose larvae live in and feed on bee honeycombs
    "The beekeeper found evidence of wax moths in several damaged honeycombs";
    - bee moth, Galleria mellonella

Derived forms: wax moths

Type of: pyralid, pyralid moth

Part of: Galleria, genus Galleria

Encyclopedia: Wax moth