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Angoumois moth
Angoumois moth An`gou`mois" moth" (?; 115). [So named from Angoumois in France.] (Zo["o]l.) A small moth (Gelechia cerealella) which is very destructive to wheat and other grain. The larva eats out the interior of the grain, leaving only the shell.

Meaning of Angoumois from wikipedia

- Angoumois (French pronunciation: [ɑ̃ɡumwa]), historically the County of Angoulême, was a county and province of France, originally inferior to the parent...
- households or countries presently free of Angoumois grain moth infestations. Thus, constant protection against the Angoumois grain moth is required for grain up...
- French crown until 1308. By the terms of the Treaty of Brétigny (1360) the Angoumois, then ruled by the counts of Angoulême, was ceded to King Edward III of...
- fifteen kilometres (9.3 miles) from east to west. Formerly the capital of Angoumois in the Ancien Régime, Angoulême was a fortified town for a long time,...
- Charente-Maritime, Deux-Sèvres and Vienne. It included the historical provinces of Angoumois, Aunis, Saintonge and Poitou. Poitiers was the regional capital. Other...
- of the General Government of Saintonge and Angoumois [fr] (Gouvernement-Général de Saintonge et Angoumois). Following the decree dividing France into...
- Revolution on 4 March 1790. It was created from the former province of Angoumois, and western and southern portions of Saintonge. Prior to the creation...
- Agenais, Périgord, Limousin, Quercy, Bigorre, the countship of Gauré, Angoumois, Rouergue, Montreuil-sur-Mer, Ponthieu, Calais, Sangatte, Ham and the...
- lie the Charentes, which correspond to the former provinces of Aunis, Angoumois and Saintonge. Aunis is not unlike the landscape of Niortais, with large...
- Burgundy (Dijon) Picardy (Amiens) Anjou (Angers) Provence (Aix-en-Provence) Angoumois (Angoulême) Bourbonnais (Moulins) Marche (Guéret) Brittany (Rennes) Maine...