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ypsolophid

/ɪpsəˈləʊfɪd/

ypsolophid noun: any moth of the family Ypsolophidae.

Noun

ypsolophid (plural ypsolophids)

  1. Any moth of the family Ypsolophidae.
    • Large pleural lobes enclose the male genitalia in ypsolophids but are small and narrow in plutellids.2003, Vincent H. Resh, Encyclopedia of Insects, page 648

Forms of ypsolophid

pluralypsolophids

Questions about ypsolophid

What does ypsolophid mean?
Ypsolophid means any moth of the family Ypsolophidae.
What part of speech is ypsolophid?
Ypsolophid is a noun.
How do you pronounce ypsolophid?
Ypsolophid is pronounced /ɪpsəˈləʊfɪd/.
What is the plural of ypsolophid?
The plural of ypsolophid is ypsolophids.

Words near ypsolophid in the dictionary

  1. Ypsilanti
  2. ypsiliform
  3. ypsiloid
  4. ypsilon
  5. ypsilons
  6. ypsolophid
  7. ypsolophids
  8. YPVS
  9. Yquem
  10. Yquems
  11. yr

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