pyraloid

P3Y4R1A1L1O1I1D2
US/ˈpaɪ.ɹə.lɔɪd/

noun

Any moth of the superfamily Pyraloidea

Scrabble 14

Meanings

nounpyraloid (plural pyraloids)

plural pyraloids

  1. Any moth of the superfamily Pyraloidea

Origin

  1. translingualPyraloidea
  2. Englishpyraloid

From translingual Pyraloidea.

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Translations

German Zünslerfalter
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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