pyralid
English
Etymology
Pyralis + -id.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /pʌɪˈɹalɪd/, /pʌɪˈɹeɪlɪd/
Noun
pyralid (plural pyralids)
- (entomology) A moth of the family Pyralidae. [from 19th c.]
Adjective
pyralid (comparative more pyralid, superlative most pyralid)
- (entomology) Pertaining to the Pyralidae family of moths. [from 19th c.]
- 2018, Patrick Barkham, The Guardian, 14 June:
- They are often tiny, frequently brown and always challenging to identify but an average of one new species of pyralid moth each year is turning up in Britain, according to experts.
- 2018, Patrick Barkham, The Guardian, 14 June:
Anagrams
- rapidly