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PYRALIS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Pyralis mean?
• PYRALIS (noun)
The noun PYRALIS has 1 sense:
1. type genus of the Pyralidae
Familiarity information: PYRALIS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Type genus of the Pyralidae
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
genus Pyralis; Pyralis
Hypernyms ("Pyralis" is a kind of...):
arthropod genus (a genus of arthropods)
Holonyms ("Pyralis" is a member of...):
family Pyralidae; family Pyralididae; Pyralidae; Pyralididae (bee moths; corn borers; flour moths)
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