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Codling Moth

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Noun

1. carpocapsa pomonella, codlin moth, codling moth

a small grey moth whose larvae live in apples and English walnuts

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Codling Moth

see synonyms of codling moth
noun
a tortricid moth, Carpocapsa pomonella, the larvae of which are a pest of apples

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Codling Moth

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a nearly cosmopolitan small moth (Cydia pomenella) whose larva bores into and destroys apples, pears, quinces, etc.
: also codlin moth

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Codling Moth

see synonyms of codling moth
n.
A small grayish moth (Cydia pomonella) whose larvae are destructive to various fruits, especially apples.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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