"pterophorid" meaning in English

See pterophorid in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˌteɹ.əˈfoɹ.ɪd/ [US] Forms: more pterophorid [comparative], most pterophorid [superlative]
Etymology: 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”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|mul|Pterophoridae}} translingual Pterophoridae, {{taxfmt|Pterophorus|genus}} Pterophorus, {{affix|en|πτερόν|-φόρος|lang1=grc|lang2=grc|t1=feather, wing|t2=-bearing}} Ancient Greek πτερόν (pterón, “feather, wing”) + Ancient Greek -φόρος (-phóros, “-bearing”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} pterophorid (comparative more pterophorid, superlative most pterophorid)
  1. (entomology) Relating to the Pterophoridae family of moths. Categories (topical): Entomology Categories (lifeform): Moths Related terms: Pterophoridae
    Sense id: en-pterophorid-en-adj-MSxjbBWq Disambiguation of Moths: 45 55 Topics: biology, entomology, natural-sciences

Noun

IPA: /ˌteɹ.əˈfoɹ.ɪd/ [US] Forms: pterophorids [plural]
Etymology: 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”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|mul|Pterophoridae}} translingual Pterophoridae, {{taxfmt|Pterophorus|genus}} Pterophorus, {{affix|en|πτερόν|-φόρος|lang1=grc|lang2=grc|t1=feather, wing|t2=-bearing}} Ancient Greek πτερόν (pterón, “feather, wing”) + Ancient Greek -φόρος (-phóros, “-bearing”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} pterophorid (plural pterophorids)
  1. (entomology) Any moth of the family Pterophoridae. Categories (topical): Entomology Categories (lifeform): Moths Synonyms: plume moth Hypernyms: apoditrysian
    Sense id: en-pterophorid-en-noun-Bbtp0nEn Disambiguation of Moths: 45 55 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 41 59 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 41 59 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 38 62 Topics: biology, entomology, natural-sciences

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