"wax moth" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: wax moths [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} wax moth (plural wax moths)
  1. Pyralid moths whose larvae (waxworms) feed on the honeycombs of beehives
    Achroia spp.
    Categories (lifeform): Pyraloid moths
    Sense id: en-wax_moth-en-noun-Xa~jaJFg Disambiguation of Pyraloid moths: 47 53 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 45 55
  2. Pyralid moths whose larvae (waxworms) feed on the honeycombs of beehives
    A brown moth, Galleria mellonella, sole species in genus Galleria
    Categories (lifeform): Pyraloid moths Derived forms: bumblebee wax moth (taxonomic: Aphomia sociella), greater wax moth (taxonomic: Galleria mellonella), lesser wax moth (taxonomic: Achroia grisella)
    Sense id: en-wax_moth-en-noun-VadAFp5- Disambiguation of Pyraloid moths: 47 53 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 45 55 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 41 59 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 43 57
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms (certain pyralid moths): bee moth
Disambiguation of 'certain pyralid moths': 50 50

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