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Pyralid
Pronunciation : Pyr"a*lid
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [L. pyralis, -idis, a kind of winged insect.] (Zo?l.)
Definition : Defn: Any moth of the family Pyralid?. The species are numerous and mostly small, but some of them are very injurious, as the bee moth, meal moth, hop moth, and clover moth.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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