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lithosiid, a. and n.|lɪˈθəʊsɪɪd|
[ad. mod.L. Lithosiid-æ (see below), f. generic name Lithosia (Fabricius), f. Gr. λίθος stone + -ia1. See -id.]
A. adj. Pertaining to the family Lithosiidæ of bombycid moths, called footmen.
B. n. A moth of this family; a footman (Cent. Dict.).
1863Bates Nat. Amazon xii. (1864) 414 The moth is of a dull slaty colour, and belongs to the Lithosiide group of the silk-worm family (Bombycidæ). |