Meanings
comparative more pyralid · superlative most pyralid
- biologyPertaining to the Pyralidae family of moths.First known use 19th c.
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 June 14, Patrick Barkham, The Guardian
Synonyms & antonyms
nounusually tropical slender-bodied long-legged moth whose larvae are crop pests
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- translingualPyralidae
- Englishpyralid
Borrowed from translingual Pyralidae.
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pyralid. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pyralid
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