Definition of Snout moth. Meaning of Snout moth. Synonyms of Snout moth

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Definition of Snout moth

Snout moth
Snout Snout (snout), n. [OE. snoute, probably of Scand, or Low German origin; cf. LG. snute, D. snuit, G. schnauze, Sw. snut, snyte, Dan. snude, Icel. sn?ta to blow the nose; probably akin to E. snuff, v.t. Cf. Snite, Snot, Snuff.] 1. The long, projecting nose of a beast, as of swine. 2. The nose of a man; -- in contempt. --Hudibras. 3. The nozzle of a pipe, hose, etc. 4. (Zo["o]l.) (a) The anterior prolongation of the head of a gastropod; -- called also rostrum. (b) The anterior prolongation of the head of weevils and allied beetles. Snout beetle (Zo["o]l.), any one of many species of beetles having an elongated snout and belonging to the tribe Rhynchophora; a weevil. Snout moth (Zo["o]l.), any pyralid moth. See Pyralid.

Meaning of Snout moth from wikipedia

- The Pyralidae, commonly called pyralid moths, snout moths or gr**** moths, are a family of Lepidoptera in the ditrysian superfamily Pyraloidea. In many...
- larvae of wax moths, which belong to the family Pyralidae (snout moths). Two closely related species are commercially bred – the lesser wax moth (Achroia grisella)...
- the Crambidae have been treated as a subfamily of the Pyralidae or snout moths. The prin****l difference is a structure in the tympanal organs called...
- Moths are a group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies. They were previously classified as suborder...
- a moth in the snout moth family that lives exclusively in the fur of the brown three-toed sloth Bradypus variegatus infuscatus. Adult female moths leave...
- Arizona Patagonia (mammal), extinct genus from Argentina Patagonia, a snout moth genus in tribe Phycitini Patagonia (film), a 2010 film Patagonia Mail...
- Hypena scabra, the green cloverworm or black snout, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1798...
- gecko Slender-snouted crocodile Snout beetle Snout butterfly Snout moth Snouted night adder The Snout (Hypena proboscidalis), a moth Snout may be slang...
- frustulum, black bit moth Epicoma melanospila, black spot moth Glacies coracina, black mountain moth Hypena scabra, black snout moth Idia lubricalis, glossy...
- bomolocha moth or Baltimore hypena moth Hypena bijugalis Walker, 1859 – dimorphic bomolocha moth, dimorphic hypena moth, or toothed snout moth Hypena californica...