codling moth

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   a small grey moth whose larvae live in apples and English walnuts

   Synonymscodlin mothCarpocapsa pomonella

   Broadertortricid

   Part ofCarpocapsa

Questions about codling moth

What does codling moth mean?

codling moth means "a small grey moth whose larvae live in apples and English walnuts".

What is another word for codling moth?

Close synonyms include codlin moth, Carpocapsa pomonella. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is codling moth a common word?

codling moth is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.