Gelechiidae

plural noun

Gel·​e·​chi·​idae

ˌjeləˈkīəˌdē

: a large family of small moths having slender wings with the outer margin of the hind wing usually concave and including important economic insects (as the pink bollworm, the Angoumois grain moth, and various leaf rollers)

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Gelechia, type genus (from Greek gēlechēs sleeping on the earth + New Latin -ia) + -idae

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