pyralidn.adj.

Brit.

/pʌɪˈralɪd/,

/pʌɪˈreɪlɪd/, U.S.

/paɪˈrælɪd/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element; modelled on a Latin lexical item. Etymons: Latin Pyralis , -id suffix³.

Etymology: < scientific Latin Pyralis, genus name (see pyralis n.) + -id suffix³, after scientific Latin Pyralidae, family name ( A. Guenée Hist. naturelle des insectes (1854) VIII. 116; compare also earlier Pyralida (1815)), alteration of Pyralites ( P. A. Latreille Genera crystaceorum et insectorum (1809) IV. 192). Compare French pyralide mythical insect (1610 in Cotgrave), pyralid moth (1854 in A. Guenée: see above). Compare earlier pyralideous adj.

Entomology.

A. n.

Any of numerous small, delicate moths constituting the family Pyralidae, having narrow forewings, and in many cases larvae that are pests of stored foodstuffs.

ΚΠ

1869 A. S. Packard Guide to Study of Insects 264 The aberrant genus Libythea, with its long, snout-like palpi, reminds us of the Pyralids.

1919 Sci. Monthly May 405 A striking little aquatic Pyralid,..related to Elophila in structure and marks, with reduced venation.

1944 R. Matheson Entomol. for Introd. Courses xiv. 297 Family Pyralididae (The pyralids or snout moths).

1989 Jrnl. Trop. Ecol. 5 47 It is sometimes stated that in the tropics the Pyralids replace the niche occupied by Geometrids in temperate regions.

B. adj.

Of or relating to the family Pyralidae.

ΚΠ

1881 Amer. Naturalist 15 576 The term ‘grass-cutter’ is a general one that would equally fit the army worm, the Pyralid larva..and dozens of other Noctuid larvæ.

1952 B. P. Beirne Brit. Pyralid & Plume Moths 5 The study of the Pyralid and Plume Moths has been comparatively neglected in Britain in recent years.

1968 R. Rasmont in M. Florkin & B. T. Scheer Chem. Zool. II. i. vi. 71 Some cyclic hydrocarbons known to break the diapause in pyralid pupae..would also accelerate..the germination of diapausing E. muller gemmules.

2001 G. C. McGavin Essent. Entomol. 250 Pyralid, snout or grass moths (Pyralidae) make up a very large family of more than 25,000 species.

Derivatives

† pyralidine adj. Obsolete rare = sense B.Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.

ΚΠ

1890 Cent. Dict. Pyralidine, same as pyralid.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pyralid
释义	pyralidn.adj. Brit. /pʌɪˈralɪd/, /pʌɪˈreɪlɪd/, U.S. /paɪˈrælɪd/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element; modelled on a Latin lexical item. Etymons: Latin Pyralis , -id suffix³. Etymology: < scientific Latin Pyralis, genus name (see pyralis n.) + -id suffix³, after scientific Latin Pyralidae, family name ( A. Guenée Hist. naturelle des insectes (1854) VIII. 116; compare also earlier Pyralida (1815)), alteration of Pyralites ( P. A. Latreille Genera crystaceorum et insectorum (1809) IV. 192). Compare French pyralide mythical insect (1610 in Cotgrave), pyralid moth (1854 in A. Guenée: see above). Compare earlier pyralideous adj. Entomology. A. n. Any of numerous small, delicate moths constituting the family Pyralidae, having narrow forewings, and in many cases larvae that are pests of stored foodstuffs. ΚΠ 1869 A. S. Packard Guide to Study of Insects 264 The aberrant genus Libythea, with its long, snout-like palpi, reminds us of the Pyralids. 1919 Sci. Monthly May 405 A striking little aquatic Pyralid,..related to Elophila in structure and marks, with reduced venation. 1944 R. Matheson Entomol. for Introd. Courses xiv. 297 Family Pyralididae (The pyralids or snout moths). 1989 Jrnl. Trop. Ecol. 5 47 It is sometimes stated that in the tropics the Pyralids replace the niche occupied by Geometrids in temperate regions. B. adj. Of or relating to the family Pyralidae. ΚΠ 1881 Amer. Naturalist 15 576 The term ‘grass-cutter’ is a general one that would equally fit the army worm, the Pyralid larva..and dozens of other Noctuid larvæ. 1952 B. P. Beirne Brit. Pyralid & Plume Moths 5 The study of the Pyralid and Plume Moths has been comparatively neglected in Britain in recent years. 1968 R. Rasmont in M. Florkin & B. T. Scheer Chem. Zool. II. i. vi. 71 Some cyclic hydrocarbons known to break the diapause in pyralid pupae..would also accelerate..the germination of diapausing E. muller gemmules. 2001 G. C. McGavin Essent. Entomol. 250 Pyralid, snout or grass moths (Pyralidae) make up a very large family of more than 25,000 species. Derivatives † pyralidine adj. Obsolete rare = sense B.Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries. ΚΠ 1890 Cent. Dict. Pyralidine, same as pyralid. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1869
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