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catocalid, a. and n. Ent.|kætəˈkeɪlɪd|
[f. mod.L. Catocala, f. Gr. κάτω below + καλός beautiful: see -id3.]
A. adj. Belonging to the genus Catocala of noctuid moths.
B. n. A moth of this genus.
1896J. W. Tutt Brit. Moths x. 224 It is possible that the Geometers..went a short way with the Catocalids. Ibid. 225 We have only four species of Catocalid Moths inhabiting Britain, one of which has blue-banded hindwings, the others red. 1913Oxf. Univ. Gaz. 4 June 960/2 A fine set of 28 Catocalid moths. 1963V. Nabokov Gift ii. 95 Your blue stripe, Catocalid, shows from under its grey lid. |