Lithosian
English
Etymology
From Latin Lithosia, the typical genus, from Ancient Greek λίθος (líthos, “a stone, a rock”).
Noun
Lithosian (plural Lithosians)
- Any of various moths once grouped in the former family Lithosiidae.
See also
Lithosia on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Lithosiini on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for Lithosian in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.)