pyralid

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English

Etymology

Pyralis +‎ -id.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /pʌɪˈɹalɪd/, /pʌɪˈɹeɪlɪd/

Noun

pyralid (plural pyralids)

  1. (entomology) A moth of the family Pyralidae.

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Adjective

pyralid (comparative more pyralid, superlative most pyralid)

  1. (entomology) Pertaining to the Pyralidae family of moths.
    • 2018 June 14, Patrick Barkham, The Guardian:
      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.

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