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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
coleophorid
\-rə̇d, -ˌrid\ adjective or nounPeople Are Reading
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Origin and Etymology of coleophora
New Latin, from cole- + -phora
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