pterophore

English

Etymology

From ptero- +‎ -phore.

Noun

pterophore (plural pterophores)

1. (zoology) Any moth of Pterophorus and allied genera; a plume moth.

Hyponyms

• pterophorid

References

• “pterophore”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.