Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

codling moth

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.73 in modern English

Syllables: codling -moth
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A small moth, Cydia pomonella, whose larvae (the apple worms) are destructive to apples and other fruit

Inflected Forms

codling moths (plural)

Phrases

apple worm

Frequently Paired Words

apple worm

Synonyms

codlin moth carpocapsa pomonella

Questions

What does codling moth mean?: A small moth, Cydia pomonella, whose larvae (the apple worms) are destructive to apples and other fruit

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