Agaristidae
plural noun
Ag·a·ris·ti·dae
ˌa-gə-ˈri-stə-ˌdē
: a family of mostly diurnal and brightly colored moths having the antennae thickened toward the tip and including the Australian whistling moths see forester
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from Agarista, type genus (perhaps after Agariste, flourished 6th century b.c. daughter of Cleisthenes, tyrant of Sicyon, from Greek Agaristē) + -idae
First Known Use
1840, in the meaning defined above