Pyrausta
noun
Py·raus·ta
pə̇ˈrȯstə
: a genus (subfamily Pyraustinae of the family Pyralidae or Crambidae) of inconspicuously colored moths with larvae that feed on foliage or bore in the stems of plants see corn borer
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from Greek pyraustēs moth that gets singed in fire, from pyr- + -austēs (from auein to get a light, start a fire)
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- reading the riot act to
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