pyralid

[pir-uh-lid]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

any of numerous slender-bodied moths of the family Pyralidae, having elongated triangular forewings, and in the larval phase including many crop pests.

adjective

belonging or pertaining to the family Pyralidae.

pyralid

/ ˈ��ɪ��ə��ɪ�� /

noun

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

of, relating to, or belonging to the family Pyralidae

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Word History and Origins

Origin of pyralid¹

1580–90; < New Latin Pyralidae, equivalent to Pyral ( is ) type genus (< Latin pyralis < Greek ��í�� an insect thought to live in fire; akin to ��ŷ�� fire ) + -idae -id ²

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Word History and Origins

Origin of pyralid¹

C19: via New Latin from Greek puralis: a mythical winged insect believed to live in fire, from pur fire

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Rather, they assumed, it was to favor a critical component of the sloth’s ecosystem, the pyralid moth.

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