Cossidae
plural noun
Cos·si·dae
| \ ˈkäsəˌdē \
Definition of Cossidae
: a family of nocturnal moths with heavy spindle-shaped bodies and strong narrow wings including the goat moths, carpenter moths, and related forms and having larvae that bore in the wood of living trees
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