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pea moth

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Definition of pea moth

: a small, dark, tortricid moth (Cydia nigricana synonym Laspeyresia nigricana) whose larva feeds in pea pods destroying the seeds and that is native to Europe and has spread to North America

First Known Use of pea moth

1881, in the meaning defined above

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