† phalaenianadj. and n.Obsolete(a) adj. of or relating to the former group Phalaena;(b) n. a member of the former group Phalaena; a moth, esp. a geometrid.
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1887 Science Apr. 318/2 Some of the Phalaenian larvae have 12 legs, and some even 14.