"coleophoran" meaning in English

See coleophoran in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more coleophoran [comparative], most coleophoran [superlative]
Etymology: From translingual Coleophora + -an. Etymology templates: {{der|en|mul|Coleophora}} translingual Coleophora, {{suf|en|translingual <i class="Latn mention" lang="mul">Coleophora</i>|an}} translingual Coleophora + -an Head templates: {{en-adj}} coleophoran (comparative more coleophoran, superlative most coleophoran)
  1. Of or related to moths of the genus Coleophora, whose larvae feed on seeds.
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