callidulid

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noun

Any moth in the family Callidulidae.

Origintranslingual Callidulidae ← Latin callidulus →
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Meanings

nouncallidulid (plural callidulids)

plural callidulids

  1. biologyAny moth in the family Callidulidae.

Origin

  1. Latincallidulus
  2. translingualCallidulidae
  3. Englishcallidulid

From translingual Callidulidae, from translingual Callidula + -idae, from Latin callidulus, from callidus + -ulus, from calleō + -idus, from callum (“hard or thick substance, callus”).

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APA

callidulid. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/callidulid

MLA

“callidulid.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/callidulid. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “callidulid,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/callidulid.

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