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Angoumois moth

Angoumois moth

9.9
A small insect whose young eat kernels of stored grain
  • noun
translation icon : polilla Angoumois
  • The larvae of the Angoumois moth bore into kernels, making them unsuitable for consumption.

Examples

  • Infestation by the Angoumois moth can lead to significant losses in cereal grain quality.

  • Farmers took precautions to prevent the Angoumois moth from damaging their stored wheat.

  • The Angoumois moth is a pest in grain storage.

  • Many farmers are concerned about Angoumois moths in their fields.

  • Farmers took precautions to prevent the Angoumois moth from damaging their stored wheat.

  • Infestation by the Angoumois moth can lead to significant losses in cereal grain quality.

  • The larvae of the Angoumois moth bore into kernels, making them unsuitable for consumption.

Synonyms

Sitotroga cerealella
vsAngoumois moth
  • Specialized
9.9

A small moth whose young eat and damage stored grain

is the everyday common name used instead of the Latin label
Angoumois grain moth
vsAngoumois moth
9.9

A small moth whose larvae eat stored grains like wheat or corn and damage them

is the general name that applies to crop damage beyond granaries

Surface Forms

Angoumois moth singular
Angoumois moths plural

Morphology

Angoumois + moth

The noun phrase is compositionally built from the proper name 'Angoumois' modifying 'moth', so it straightforwardly denotes a type of moth associated with Angoumois (i.e., a moth named for a place/region). If a learner knows both constituents they can infer it is a specific kind of moth, even if they would not know the detailed biological information about its larvae or crop damage.

Etymology

Angoumois moth gets its name from the Angoumois region of France, where people first noticed tiny moth larvae boring into stored grain. The image of little larvae eating kernels and ruining the food explains why the name means 'a small moth that eats stored grain'.