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tolype

tolype noun: any of the genus Tolype of moths of the Americas.

Noun

tolype (plural tolypes)

  1. Any of the genus Tolype of moths of the Americas.
    • When adult female tolypes lay eggs, they cover them with black scales from their own bodies.2007, Eric R. Eaton, Kenn Kaufman, Kaufman Field Guide to Insects of North America, page 264

Forms of tolype

pluraltolypes

Origin of tolype

Borrowed from translingual Tolype, from Ancient Greek τολῠ́πη (tolŭ́pē).

Questions about tolype

What does tolype mean?
Tolype means any of the genus Tolype of moths of the Americas.
What part of speech is tolype?
Tolype is a noun.
What is the plural of tolype?
The plural of tolype is tolypes.

Words near tolype in the dictionary

  1. tolyls
  2. tolyltriazole
  3. tolyltriazoles
  4. tolyltrichlorosilane
  5. tolyltrichlorosilanes
  6. tolype
  7. tolypes
  8. tolypeutine
  9. tolypeutines
  10. tolypite
  11. tolypyrin

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