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单词 pyralid
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Definition of pyralid in English:

pyralid

noun pʌɪˈralɪdpʌɪˈreɪlɪdˈpaɪrəˌlɪd
Entomology
  • An insect of a family (Pyralidae ) of small delicate moths with narrow forewings. The larvae of many species are pests of stored foodstuffs.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Microlepidopteran families other than pyralids were excluded due to the inability to resolve extremely small moths on video.
    • Greater wax moths are tympanate pyralid moths, with four sensory cells that have similar frequency responses with different thresholds.

Origin

Late 19th century: from modern Latin Pyralidae (plural), based on Greek puralis, denoting a mythical fly said to live in fire.

 
 

Definition of pyralid in US English:

pyralid

nounˈpaɪrəˌlɪdˈpīrəˌlid
Entomology
  • An insect of a family (Pyralidae) of small delicate moths with narrow forewings. The larvae of many species are pests of stored foodstuffs.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Microlepidopteran families other than pyralids were excluded due to the inability to resolve extremely small moths on video.
    • Greater wax moths are tympanate pyralid moths, with four sensory cells that have similar frequency responses with different thresholds.

Origin

Late 19th century: from modern Latin Pyralidae (plural), based on Greek puralis, denoting a mythical fly said to live in fire.

 
 
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