Definition of Lyonetia
:a genus of moths that is the type of the family Lyonetiidae
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Lyonetia
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Ly·o·ne·tia
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ˌlīəˈnēsh(ē)ə
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Origin and Etymology of lyonetia
New Latin, from Pierre Lyonet (also, Lyonnet) †1789 Dutch entomologist + New Latin -ia
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