Meanings
nounzygaenid (plural zygaenids)
plural zygaenids · alternative zygenid
- biologyAny member of the moth family Zygaenidae.
adjectivezygaenid (comparative more zygaenid, superlative most zygaenid)
comparative more zygaenid · superlative most zygaenid · alternative zygenid
- biologyOf or pertaining to moths in the family Zygaenidae.
Synonyms & antonyms
Also see
Origin
- taxonomic nameZygaenidae
- Englishzygaenid
Borrowed from taxonomic name Zygaenidae, from Zygaena.
More words from taxonomic name
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Dutch bloeddrupje
- bloeddrupjemoth
Esperanto zigenedo
- zigenedomoth
Finnish punatäpläperhonen
- punatäpläperhonenmoth
French zygénidé
- zygénidémoth
German Widderchen
- Widderchenmoth
Russian пестря́нка
- пестря́нка (pestrjánka)moth
Ukrainian пістря́нка
- пістря́нка (pistrjánka)moth
Cite this entry
APA
zygaenid. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/zygaenid
MLA
“zygaenid.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/zygaenid. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “zygaenid,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/zygaenid.
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