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pterophorids

pterophorids is the plural of pterophorid.

Meaning of pterophorid

Noun

pterophorid (plural pterophorids)

  1. Any moth of the family Pterophoridae.
    • No kinematic adaptations particular to the extraordinary wing structure of pterophorids are evident, and adjacent wing lobes appear to form a continuous surface (Norberg, 1972b).2018, Robert Dudley, The Biomechanics of Insect Flight: Form, Function, Evolution
    Synonyms:
    plume moth

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Questions about pterophorids

What is pterophorids the plural of?
Pterophorids is the plural of pterophorid.

Words near pterophorids in the dictionary

  1. pteronyssid
  2. pteronyssids
  3. pterophore
  4. pterophores
  5. pterophorid
  6. pterophorids
  7. pterophyte
  8. pterophytes
  9. pteropid
  10. pteropids
  11. pteropine

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