phalaenid Meaning, Definition & Usage

Pha*læ"nid noun (Also<
  • Phalaenid
  • Phalænid
)
Etymology
Gr. , , a kind od moth.
Definitions
  1. (Zoöl.) Any moth of the family Phalænidæ, of which the cankerworms are examples; a geometrid.

Webster 1913