What does wax moth mean?

wax moth means "moth whose larvae live in and feed on bee honeycombs".

What is another word for wax moth?

Close synonyms include bee moth, Galleria mellonella. 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 wax moth a common word?

wax moth is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Wax moth — meaning and 2 synonyms

noun

1 senseA person, place, thing, quality or idea.

1.
moth whose larvae live in and feed on bee honeycombs
Synonymsbee moth Galleria mellonella
Broaderpyralid
Part ofGalleria

Questions about wax moth

What does wax moth mean?: wax moth means "moth whose larvae live in and feed on bee honeycombs".
What is another word for wax moth?: Close synonyms include bee moth, Galleria mellonella. 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.

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