/jeuh lek"ee id/ , n.
1. any of numerous small moths of the family Gelechiidae, including many crop pests, as the Angoumois grain moth and potato tuberworm.
adj.
2. belonging or pertaining to the gelechiids.
[ Gelechiidae name of the family, equiv. to Gelechi ( a ) name of the genus ( gelechés sleeping on earth; see -IA) + -idae -ID 2 ]