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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024pyr•a•lid (pir′ə lid),USA pronunciation n. - Insectsany of numerous slender-bodied moths of the family Pyralidae, having elongated triangular forewings, and in the larval phase including many crop pests.
adj. - Insectsbelonging or pertaining to the family Pyralidae.
- Greek pyralís an insect thought to live in fire; akin to pŷr fire) + -idae -id2
- Latin pyralis
- Neo-Latin Pyralidae, equivalent. to Pyral(is) type genus (
- 1580–90
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