Pyrausta

noun

Py·​raus·​ta

pə̇ˈrȯstə

: a genus (subfamily Pyraustinae of the family Pyralidae or Crambidae) of inconspicuously colored moths with larvae that feed on foliage or bore in the stems of plants see corn borer

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Greek pyraustēs moth that gets singed in fire, from pyr- + -austēs (from auein to get a light, start a fire)

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