any moth of the mostly tropical family Pyralidae, typically having narrow forewings and broad fringed hind wings: includes the bee moths and the corn borer
adjective
2.
of, relating to, or belonging to the family Pyralidae
Word origin
C19: via New Latin from Greek puralis: a mythical winged insect believed to live in fire, from pur fire
pyralid in American English
(ˈpɪrəlɪd)
noun
any of a large family (Pyralidae) of small moths with narrow, triangular forewings, broader hind wings, and long legs
Word origin
< ModL Pyralidae < L pyralis (gen. pyralidis), kind of flying insect < Gr < pyr, fire: once thought to live in fire