Definition of Pyrausta
: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
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Pyrausta
noun
Py·raus·ta
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pə̇ˈrȯstə
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Origin and Etymology of pyrausta
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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