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Coleophora

noun
Co·le·oph·o·ra | \ -ˈäf(ə)rə \

Definition of Coleophora 

: a genus (the type of the family Coleophoridae) of small moths comprising the casebearer moths

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Other words from Coleophora

coleophorid \-rə̇d, -ˌrid \ adjective or noun

History and Etymology for Coleophora

New Latin, from cole- + -phora

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coleoptera

coleopteran

coleopteroid

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