单词 | pyralid |
释义 | pyralid[ pir-uh-lid ] / ˈpɪr ə lɪd / nounany of numerous slender-bodied moths of the family Pyralidae, having elongated triangular forewings, and in the larval phase including many crop pests. adjectivebelonging or pertaining to the family Pyralidae. Origin of pyralid1580–90; <New Latin Pyralidae, equivalent to Pyral(is) type genus (<Latin pyralis<Greek pyralís an insect thought to live in fire; akin to pŷrfire) + -idae-id2 Words nearby pyralidpyothorax, pyourachus, pyoureter, pyr-, pyracantha, pyralid, pyramid, pyramidal, pyramidal bone, pyramidal cataract, pyramidal cell Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for pyralidpyralid / (ˈpɪrəlɪd) / nounany moth of the mostly tropical family Pyralidae, typically having narrow forewings and broad fringed hind wings: includes the bee moths and the corn borer adjectiveof, relating to, or belonging to the family Pyralidae Word Origin for pyralidC19: via New Latin from Greek puralis: a mythical winged insect believed to live in fire, from pur fire Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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