pterophorid
pterophorid · pterophorids
Any moth of the family PterophoridaeAny moth of the family Pterophoridae.
US/ˌteɹ.əˈfoɹ.ɪd/
Meaning
1 sensesAny moth of the family Pterophoridae.
Origin
Borrowed from translingual Pterophoridae, from the type genus of Pterophorus, from the rooBorrowed from translingual Pterophoridae, from the type genus of Pterophorus, from the root words of Ancient Greek πτερόν (pterón, “feather, wing”) + Ancient Greek -φόρος (-phóros, “-bearing”).
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Forms
plural: pterophorids| Singular | pterophorid |
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Synonyms
1 synonymsSee also
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