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adj
Relating to the Pterophoridae family of moths.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, entomology, natural-sciences
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Antonyms: none provided
noun
Any moth of the family Pterophoridae.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, entomology, natural-sciences
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Synonyms: plume moth
Antonyms: none provided
History
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”).
