gelechiid

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[juh-lek-ee-id] / dʒəˈlɛk i ɪd /

noun

1. any of numerous small moths of the family Gelechiidae, including many crop pests, as the Angoumois grain moth and potato tuberworm.

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adjective

1. belonging or pertaining to the gelechiids.

Etymology

Origin of gelechiid

< New Latin Gelechiidae name of the family, equivalent to Gelechi ( a ) name of the genus (< Greek gēlechḗs sleeping on earth; see -ia) + -idae -id ²