TEGETICULA


Meaning of TEGETICULA in English

ˌtejəˈtikyələ noun

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, little mat, diminutive of teget-, teges covering, mat, from tegere to cover — more at thatch

: a genus of moths (family Tineidae) that includes the yucca moth

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