noun
Meaning 1
Aphomia sociella.
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Phrase guide
bee moth
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noun
Meaning 2
Any wax moth.
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noun
Meaning 3
Any yellow and black hawk moth, especially genus Hemaris, that resembles a bumblebee, a bumblebee moth.
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Usage: UK
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noun
Meaning 4
moth whose larvae live in and feed on bee honeycombs
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: wax moth, Galleria mellonella
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Broader terms: pyralid, pyralid moth
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