About The Word Pyralid
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Pyralid
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What's The Definition Of Pyralid?
[n] usually tropical slender-bodied long-legged moth whose larvae are crop pests
Synonyms | Synonyms for Pyralid: pyralid moth Related Terms | Find terms related to Pyralid: See Also | almond moth | Anagasta kuehniella | bee moth | cacao moth | Cadra cautella | Cadra figulilella | corn borer | corn borer moth | Ephestia elutella | European corn borer | family Pyralidae | family Pyralididae | fig moth | Galleria mellonella | Mediterranean flour moth | moth | Pyralidae | Pyralididae | Pyrausta nubilalis | raisin moth | tobacco moth | wax moth Pyralid In Webster's Dictionary \Pyr"a*lid\, n. [L. pyralis, -idis, a kind of winged
insect.] (Zo["o]l.)
Any moth of the family {Pyralid[ae]}. The species are
numerous and mostly small, but some of them are very
injurious, as the bee moth, meal moth, hop moth, and clover
moth.
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