Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A very large genus of tineid moths, typical of the family Gelechiidæ.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The type genus of the
Gelechiidae , including pink bollworms.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun type genus of the Gelechiidae: pink bollworms
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