Meaning of PYRALID
| Pronunciation: | | 'pirulid
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| | Definition: | | [n] usually tropical slender-bodied long-legged moth whose larvae are crop pests |
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| | Synonyms: | | pyralid moth |
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| | See Also: | | almond moth, Anagasta kuehniella, bee moth, cacao moth, Cadra cautella, Cadra figulilella, corn borer, corn borer moth, Ephestia elutella, European corn borer, family Pyralidae, family Pyralididae, fig moth, Galleria mellonella, Mediterranean flour moth, moth, Pyralidae, Pyralididae, Pyrausta nubilalis, raisin moth, tobacco moth, wax moth | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \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.
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