Definitions for pyralid

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pyralid pyr·a·lid

Spelling: [pir-uh-lid]

IPA: /ˈpɪr ə lɪd/

Pyralid is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 13 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 14 points.

You can make 186 anagrams from letters in pyralid (adilpry).

Definitions for pyralid

noun

1. any of numerous slender-bodied moths of the family Pyralidae, having elongated triangular forewings, and in the larval phase including many crop pests.

adjective

1. belonging or pertaining to the family Pyralidae.

Origin of pyralid

1580-90; New Latin Pyralidae, equivalent to Pyral(is) type genus (Latin pyralis Greek pyralís an insect thought to live in fire; akin to pŷr fi