ANGOUMOIS GRAIN MOTH


Meaning of ANGOUMOIS GRAIN MOTH in English

noun

also angoumois moth |änˌgüm|wä-

Usage: often capitalized A

Etymology: from Angoumois, former province of France

: a small tineid moth ( Sitotroga cerealella ) of which the larva is a destructive pest of stored grain feeding in the interior of the kernels of various cereals

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.