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tineid

[tin-ee-id]

noun

  1. a moth of the family Tineidae, comprising the clothes moths.

adjective

  1. belonging or pertaining to the family Tineidae.

tineid

/ ˈɪɪɪ /

noun

  1. any moth of the family Tineidae, which includes the clothes moths

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

  1. of, relating to, or belonging to the family Tineidae

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of tineid1

< New Latin Tineidae. See tinea, -id 2
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Word History and Origins

Origin of tineid1

C19: from New Latin Tineidae, from Latin: tinea
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Example Sentences

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Tineid larvæ are rarely found in collections, and only affect the larger moths.

From

Tinea, tin′ē-�, n. the generic name of certain diseases of the skin caused by the growth of microscopic fungi: a genus of small moths of the family Tineid� and superfamily Tineina.—adj.

From

Capillii: hairs of the head that form a cap as in certain Trichoptera and Tineid Lepidoptera.

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