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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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