Gelechiid
[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.
adjective
2.
belonging or pertaining to the gelechiids.
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