phalaenid
English
editEtymology
editAncient Greek a kind of moth.
Noun
editphalaenid (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.