olethreutid

olethreutid
/oh'leuh throoh"tid/, n.
1. any of numerous brown or gray moths of the family Olethreutidae having mottled or banded wings and forewings, each with a truncated tip, including many crop pests, as the codling moth or oriental fruit moth.
adj.
2. belonging or pertaining to the family Olethreutidae.
[ < NL Olethreutidae name of the family, equiv. to Olethreut(es) genus ( < Gk olethreú(ein) to destroy, deriv. of ólethros destruction + -tes agent suffix) + -idae -ID2]

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