porinan.

Brit.

/pɒˈrʌɪnə/, U.S.

/pɔˈraɪnə/, New Zealand English

/pɒˈræenə/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin Porina.

Etymology: < scientific Latin Porina, (former) genus name ( F. Walker List Specimens Lepidopterous Insects in Brit. Mus. (1856) VII. 1572), of unknown origin.

New Zealand.

More fully porina moth: any of several large moths of the genus Wiseana (formerly Porina) (family Hepialidae); esp. W. cervinata, the larvae of which are a pest of grassland. Also: the larva of this moth.

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the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > Heterocera > [noun] > unspecified and miscellaneous types > miscellaneous types

high-flyer?1749

nonpareil1749

porphyry1819

satin carpet1819

satin pygmy1828

scopolian1829

chalk carpet1832

sieve lackey1832

sprawler1832

tissue1832

treble bar1832

treble gold stripe1832

vesper-beauty1832

viburnian1832

yellowhead1832

flame carpet1862

sting-moth1863

lilac moth1868

luna-moth1869

melon-caterpillar1884

wood-nymph1885

unicorn-moth1891

geometer moth1897

the suspected1908

porina1929

tomato pinworm1931

mopane worm1966

1929 W. Martin N.Z. Nature Bk. I. xvi. 153 The Porinas, Swifts, or Bull Moths... The subterranean larvae thus attacked [by fungi] have long been known as Vegetable Caterpillars.

1940 N.Z. Jrnl. Agric. Apr. 245/1 The Porina moth makes its first appearance in early October... It is the caterpillar..which causes the damage during the winter.

1966 Encycl. N.Z. I. 319/1 The larval stages of the moths commonly called porina moths..are important pasture pests in New Zealand.

2004 Southland (N.Z.) Times (Nexis) 1 Dec. 18 Managing porina outbreaks is not a complex task, though it does require some knowledge of the native porina moth's biology and life cycle.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	porina
释义	porinan. Brit. /pɒˈrʌɪnə/, U.S. /pɔˈraɪnə/, New Zealand English /pɒˈræenə/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin Porina. Etymology: < scientific Latin Porina, (former) genus name ( F. Walker List Specimens Lepidopterous Insects in Brit. Mus. (1856) VII. 1572), of unknown origin. New Zealand. More fully porina moth: any of several large moths of the genus Wiseana (formerly Porina) (family Hepialidae); esp. W. cervinata, the larvae of which are a pest of grassland. Also: the larva of this moth. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > Heterocera > [noun] > unspecified and miscellaneous types > miscellaneous types high-flyer?1749 nonpareil1749 porphyry1819 satin carpet1819 satin pygmy1828 scopolian1829 chalk carpet1832 sieve lackey1832 sprawler1832 tissue1832 treble bar1832 treble gold stripe1832 vesper-beauty1832 viburnian1832 yellowhead1832 flame carpet1862 sting-moth1863 lilac moth1868 luna-moth1869 melon-caterpillar1884 wood-nymph1885 unicorn-moth1891 geometer moth1897 the suspected1908 porina1929 tomato pinworm1931 mopane worm1966 1929 W. Martin N.Z. Nature Bk. I. xvi. 153 The Porinas, Swifts, or Bull Moths... The subterranean larvae thus attacked [by fungi] have long been known as Vegetable Caterpillars. 1940 N.Z. Jrnl. Agric. Apr. 245/1 The Porina moth makes its first appearance in early October... It is the caterpillar..which causes the damage during the winter. 1966 Encycl. N.Z. I. 319/1 The larval stages of the moths commonly called porina moths..are important pasture pests in New Zealand. 2004 Southland (N.Z.) Times (Nexis) 1 Dec. 18 Managing porina outbreaks is not a complex task, though it does require some knowledge of the native porina moth's biology and life cycle. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1929
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