单词 | pyralid |
释义 | pyralid /pir"euh lid/, n. 1. any of numerous slender-bodied moths of the family Pyralidae, having elongated triangular forewings, and in the larval phase including many crop pests. adj. 2. belonging or pertaining to the family Pyralidae. [1580-90; < NL Pyralidae, equiv. to Pyral(is) type genus ( < L pyralis < Gk pyralís an insect thought to live in fire; akin to pyr FIRE) + -idae -ID2] |
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