tolype

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noun

Any of the genus Tolype of moths of the Americas.

Origintranslingual Tolype ← Ancient Greek τολῠ́πη →
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Meanings

nountolype (plural tolypes)

plural tolypes

  1. Any of the genus Tolype of moths of the Americas.

    When adult female tolypes lay eggs, they cover them with black scales from their own bodies.

    2007, Eric R. Eaton, Kenn Kaufman, Kaufman Field Guide to Insects of North America, page 264

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekτολῠ́πη
  2. translingualTolype
  3. Englishtolype

Borrowed from translingual Tolype, from Ancient Greek τολῠ́πη (tolŭ́pē).

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Anagrams

pylotepoetly
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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