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maida

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[mahy-duh] / ˈmaɪ də /

noun

  1. a finely milled, bleached white flour from the Indian subcontinent, used in making pastries and traditional flatbreads.

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Baby spiders were also housed individually in bottles and these were fed fly larvae or the larvae which come when maida or rava begins to lose its freshness.

From Free from School by Alvares, Rahul

A special bucket should be kept with an aeration hole and the maida or rava in the bucket, sprinkled with a little bit of water every day.

From Free from School by Alvares, Rahul

Thrypodium larvae: adults are found in rava and maida.

From Free from School by Alvares, Rahul

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