Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. See bee moth.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
Wiktionary
- n. A brown pyralid moth, Galleria mellonella, the larvae of which (waxworms) feed on the honeycombs of beehives
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. (Zoöl.) a pyralid moth (Galleria cereana) whose larvæ feed upon honeycomb, and construct silken galleries among the fragments. The moth has dusky gray wings streaked with brown near the outer edge. The larva is yellowish white with brownish dots. Called also
bee moth .
WordNet 3.0
- n. moth whose larvae live in and feed on bee honeycombs
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Some (More) Beekeeping Terms
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Some of these appear in Palooka's list of beekeeping terms, and this list by Sionnach. Feel free to add your favorites!absconding swarm, worker comb, winter cluster, acarine disease, Bacillus larvae, afterswarm, wax moth, uniting, American foulbrood, bee bread, bee brush, bee blower and 99 more...
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It's a Lepidopteran
Names of butterflies and moths that I find interesting, and terms associated with citizens of Lepidoptera.
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