zygaenoid

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English

Noun

zygaenoid (plural zygaenoids)

  1. (zoology) A member of the superfamily Zygaenoidea.
    • 2017, Robert G. Foottit, Peter H. Adler, Insect Biodiversity: Science and Society, volume 1, page 482:
      Many zygaenoids are chemically defended as larvae (e.g., Dalceridae, Megalopygidae, and Limacodidae), []