phalaenid

English

Etymology

Ancient Greek a kind of moth.

Noun

phalaenid (plural phalaenids)

(zoology, obsolete) Any moth of the former family Phalaenidae, now mostly classified in the Noctuidae and related families.

References

“Phalænid”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

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