"Lithosian" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Lithosians [plural]
Etymology: From Latin Lithosia, the typical genus, from Ancient Greek λίθος (líthos, “a stone, a rock”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|-}} Latin, {{taxlink|Lithosia|genus}} Lithosia, {{uder|en|grc|λίθος||a stone, a rock}} Ancient Greek λίθος (líthos, “a stone, a rock”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} Lithosian (plural Lithosians)
  1. Any of various moths once grouped in the former family Lithosiidae, now mostly classified in the subfamily Arctiinae of family Erebidae. Categories (lifeform): Noctuoid moths

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