The Collaborative International Dictionary
Meal \Meal\, n. [OE. mele, AS. melu, melo; akin to D. meel, G. mehl, OHG. melo, Icel. mj["o]l, SW. mj["o]l, Dan. meel, also to D. malen to grind, G. mahlen, OHG., OS., & Goth. malan, Icel. mala, W. malu, L. molere, Gr. my`lh mill, and E. mill. [root]108. Cf. Mill, Mold soil, Mole an animal, Immolate, Molar.]
Grain (esp. maize, rye, or oats) that is coarsely ground and unbolted; also, a kind of flour made from beans, pease, etc.; sometimes, any flour, esp. if coarse.
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Any substance that is coarsely pulverized like meal, but not granulated.
Meal beetle (Zo["o]l.), the adult of the meal worm. See Meal worm, below.
Meal moth (Zo["o]l.), a lepidopterous insect ( Asopia farinalis), the larv[ae] of which feed upon meal, flour, etc.
Meal worm (Zo["o]l.), the larva of a beetle ( Tenebrio molitor) which infests granaries, bakehouses, etc., and is very injurious to flour and meal.
Usage examples of "meal moth".
The main ones in Australia are the Indian meal moth, tropical warehouse moth, Mediterranean flour moth and the angoumois grain moth.