pyralid

noun, adj — 2 senses

pyralid

noun

UK /pʌɪˈɹalɪd/

Etymology Borrowed from translingual Pyralidae.

1

Biology, Entomology, Natural sciences A moth of the family Pyralidae.

Hyponyms: orthagan

pyralid

adj

Etymology Borrowed from translingual Pyralidae.

1

Biology, Entomology, Natural sciences Pertaining to the Pyralidae family of moths.

They are often tiny, frequently brown and always challenging to identify but an average of one new species of pyralid moth each year is turning up in Britain, according to experts.2018 June 14, Patrick Barkham, The Guardian:

Derived terms: pyralid moth

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