pterophorid

English

Etymology

Clipping of translingual Pterophoridae, from ptero- +‎ -phore + -idae.

Noun

pterophorid (plural pterophorids)

  1. (lepidopterology, entomology) Any moth of the family Pterophoridae.
    Synonym: plume moth
    • 2018, Robert Dudley, The Biomechanics of Insect Flight: Form, Function, Evolution:
      No kinematic adaptations particular to the extraordinary wing structure of pterophorids are evident, and adjacent wing lobes appear to form a continuous surface (Norberg, 1972b).
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