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Definition of Phthorimaea
1. Noun. Potato moths.
Exact synonyms: Genus Phthorimaea
Generic synonyms: Arthropod Genus
Group relationships: Family Gelechiidae, Gelechiidae
Member holonyms: Phthorimaea Operculella, Potato Tuberworm
Generic synonyms: Arthropod Genus
Group relationships: Family Gelechiidae, Gelechiidae
Member holonyms: Phthorimaea Operculella, Potato Tuberworm
Lexicographical Neighbors of Phthorimaea
Literary usage of Phthorimaea
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Review of Applied Entomology by Commonwealth Institute of Entomology, Imperial Bureau of Entomology (1916)
"... which is a synonym of phthorimaea operculella, Zell., the world-wide potato pest.
Although attacking the potato tuber, the latter moth is as a matter of ..."
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