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Pyralid — Pyr a*lid, n. [L. pyralis, idis, a kind of winged insect.] (Zo[ o]l.) Any moth of the family {Pyralid[ae]}. The species are numerous and mostly small, but some of them are very injurious, as the bee moth, meal moth, hop moth, and clover moth.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pyralid — [pir′ə lid] n. [< ModL Pyralidae < L pyralis (gen. pyralidis), kind of flying insect < Gr < pyr, FIRE: once thought to live in fire] any of a large family (Pyralidae) of small moths with narrow, triangular forewings, broader hind… … English World dictionary
pyralid — noun Etymology: ultimately from Latin pyralis, fly fabled as living in fire, from Greek, from pyr fire Date: 1870 any of a very large heterogeneous family (Pyralidae) of mostly small slender long legged moths • pyralid adjective … New Collegiate Dictionary
pyralid — noun usually tropical slender bodied long legged moth whose larvae are crop pests • Syn: ↑pyralid moth • Hypernyms: ↑moth • Hyponyms: ↑bee moth, ↑wax moth, ↑Galleria mellonella, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
pyralid moth — noun usually tropical slender bodied long legged moth whose larvae are crop pests • Syn: ↑pyralid • Hypernyms: ↑moth • Hyponyms: ↑bee moth, ↑wax moth, ↑Galleria mellonella, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
pyralid — pyr•a•lid [[t]ˈpɪr ə lɪd[/t]] n. 1) ent any of numerous slender bodied moths of the family Pyralidae, with elongated triangular forewings 2) ent belonging or pertaining to the family Pyralidae • Etymology: 1580–90; < NL Pyralidae=Pyral(is)… … From formal English to slang
pyralid — /ˈpɪrəlɪd/ (say piruhlid) noun 1. any of numerous slender bodied, long legged moths of the family Pyralidae. –adjective 2. of, relating to, or belonging to the family Pyralidae …
pyralid moth — ▪ insect any of a group of moths in the order Lepidoptera, most members of which have long, narrow forewings, broader hindwings, and a wingspan of 18 to 35 mm (0.75 to 1.5 inches), although a few reach to 75 mm (3 inches). Coloration is… … Universalium
Aprostocetus — Taxobox name = Aprostocetus regnum = Animalia phylum = Arthropoda classis = Insecta ordo = Hymenoptera subordo = Apocrita superfamilia = Chalcidoidea familia = Eulophidae genus = Aprostocetus genus authority = Westwood, 1833 subdivision ranks =… … Wikipedia
lepidopteran — /lep i dop teuhr euhn/, adj. 1. lepidopterous. n. 2. a lepidopterous insect. [1850 55; LEPIDOPTER(A) + AN] * * * Any of the more than 100,000 species constituting the order Lepidoptera (Greek: scaly wing ): butterflies, moths, and skippers. The… … Universalium
