phalaenid
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Ancient Greek a kind of moth.
Noun
[edit]phalaenid (plural phalaenids)
- (zoology, obsolete) Any moth of the former family Phalaenidae, now mostly classified in the Noctuidae and related families.
References
[edit]- “Phalænid”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.