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Pyralidae

noun

bee moths; corn borers; flour moths

• Syn: ↑family Pyralidae, ↑Pyralididae, ↑family Pyralididae

• Hypernyms: ↑arthropod family

• Member Holonyms: ↑Lepidoptera, ↑order Lepidoptera

• Member Meronyms:

↑pyralid, ↑pyralid moth, ↑Pyralis, ↑genus Pyralis, ↑Galleria, ↑genus Galleria, ↑Pyrausta, ↑genus Pyrausta, ↑Anagasta, ↑genus Anagasta, ↑Ephestia, ↑genus Ephestia, ↑Cadra, ↑genus Cadra, ↑corn borer, ↑Pyrausta nubilalis

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\\pə̇ˈraləˌdē, pīˈr-\

Etymology: New Latin, from Pyralis + -idae

synonym of pyralididae

Useful english dictionary. 2012.