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bee moth definition

bee moth

any of various moths; esp., a pest moth (Galleria melonella) whose larvae, hatched in beehives, eat the wax of the honeycomb

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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