Definitions for pyralids

pyralids pyr·a·lid

Spelling: [pir-uh-lid]
IPA: /ˈpɪr ə lɪd/

Pyralids is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 13 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 14 points.

You can make 359 anagrams from letters in pyralids (adilprsy).

Definitions for pyralids

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 pyralids

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