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Pterophore

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pterophoridnoun(entomology) Any moth of the family Pterophoridae.
plume mothnoun(zoology) Any one of numerous small, slender moths, belonging to the family Pterophoridae, most of which have wings deeply divided into two or more plumelike lobes, some species of which are injurious to the grapevine.
plumenounThe vane (“flattened, web-like part”) of a feather, especially when on a quill pen or the fletching of an arrow.
micropterigidnoun(entomology) Any moth in the family Micropterigidae.
pyralidnoun(entomology) A moth of the family Pyralidae.
thyreophoridnoun(zoology) Any fly in the family Thyreophoridae, a synonym of the Piophilidae.
phyllodontnounAny moth of the genus Phyllodonta
phoridnounAny fly of the family Phoridae.
pyraloidAny moth of the superfamily Pyraloidea
phaeomyiidnoun(zoology) Any fly of the family Phaeomyiidae.
pallopteridnoun(zoology) Any fly of the family Pallopteridae.
oecophoridnoun(zoology) Any in the family Oecophoridae of concealer moths.
coleophoridnoun(zoology) Any moth in the family Coleophoridae.
ptychopteridnoun(zoology) Any member of the Ptychopteridae.
pyralisnounA moth of the genus Pyralis.
piophilidnoun(zoology) Any member of the family Piophilidae of flies.
pteroptochidnoun(zoology) Any bird in the family Pteroptochidae, a synonym of the Rhinocryptidae; a tapaculo.
phaegopterinenounAny of the subtribe Phaegopterina of tiger moths.
phoenicopteridnoun(zoology) Any member of the Phoenicopteridae; a flamingo.
plutellidnoun(zoology) Any moth in the family Plutellidae.

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