pterophorid
Meanings
noun
- Any moth of the family Pterophoridae.
adj
- Relating to the Pterophoridae family of moths.
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Etymology
Borrowed 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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