Etymology

pyralid

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Today it means: A moth of the family Pyralidae. Full definition →

First used 19th c.translingual Pyralidae
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  1. translingual · borrowed fromPyralidae
  2. English todaypyralid

Borrowed from translingual Pyralidae.

First known use, by meaning

  • from 19th c. A moth of the family Pyralidae.
  • from 19th c. Pertaining to the Pyralidae family of moths.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.