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Definitions for Pyralid
[1] any of numerous slender-bodied moths of the family Pyralidae, having elongated triangular forewings, and in the larval phase including many crop pests.
[2] belonging or pertaining to the family Pyralidae.
[3] any moth of the mostly tropical family Pyralidae, typically having narrow forewings and broad fringed hind wings: includes the bee moths and the corn borer
[4] of, relating to, or belonging to the family Pyralidae
Words nearby Pyralid
pyothorax, pyourachus, pyoureter, pyr-, pyracantha, pyralid, pyramid, pyramid bet, pyramid letter, pyramid of light, pyramid of medulla oblongata
Origin of Pyralid
1580–90; < New Latin Pyralidae, equivalent to Pyral(is ) type genus (< Latin pyralis < Greek pyralís an insect thought to live in fire; akin to pŷr fire) + -idae -id2
Word origin for Pyralid
C19: via New Latin from Greek puralis: a mythical winged insect believed to live in fire, from pur fire