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pterophore

pterophore noun: any moth of Pterophorus and allied genera; a plume moth.

Noun

pterophore (plural pterophores)

  1. Any moth of Pterophorus and allied genera; a plume moth.

Forms of pterophore

pluralpterophores

Origin of pterophore

From ptero- + -phore.

Questions about pterophore

What does pterophore mean?
Pterophore means any moth of Pterophorus and allied genera; a plume moth.
What part of speech is pterophore?
Pterophore is a noun.
What is the plural of pterophore?
The plural of pterophore is pterophores.

Words near pterophore in the dictionary

  1. pteronarcyid
  2. pteronarcyids
  3. pteronophobia
  4. pteronyssid
  5. pteronyssids
  6. pterophore
  7. pterophores
  8. pterophorid
  9. pterophorids
  10. pterophyte
  11. pterophytes

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