Gracilariidae

Gracilariidae
noun
leaf miners
Hypernyms: ↑arthropod family
Member Holonyms: ↑Tineoidea, ↑superfamily Tineoidea

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\\ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷_ləˈrīəˌdē\ noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Gracilaria, type genus + -idae
: a family of small dull or metallic-colored tineoid moths having larvae that mine in the leaves of various plants

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  • Gracilariidae — prop. n. A natural family of moths, the larvae of which are one type of leaf miner. Syn: Gracillariidae, family {Gracilariidae}. [WordNet 1.5] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • gracilariidae — grac·i·la·ri·idae …   English syllables

  • family Gracilariidae — noun leaf miners • Syn: ↑Gracilariidae, ↑Gracillariidae • Hypernyms: ↑arthropod family • Member Holonyms: ↑Tineoidea, ↑superfamily Tineoidea …   Useful english dictionary

  • arthropod family — noun any of the arthropods • Hypernyms: ↑family • Hyponyms: ↑Phalangiidae, ↑family Phalangiidae, ↑Argiopidae, ↑family Argiopidae, ↑orb weaver, ↑Theridiidae, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • gracilariid — noun small dull or metallic colored tineoid moths whose larvae mine in plant leaves • Syn: ↑gracilariid moth • Hypernyms: ↑tineoid, ↑tineoid moth * * * | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷rēə̇d adjective Etymology: New Latin …   Useful english dictionary

  • Gracillariidae — noun leaf miners • Syn: ↑Gracilariidae, ↑family Gracilariidae • Hypernyms: ↑arthropod family • Member Holonyms: ↑Tineoidea, ↑superfamily Tineoidea …   Useful english dictionary

  • superfamily Tineoidea — noun clothes moths; carpet moths; leaf miners • Syn: ↑Tineoidea • Hypernyms: ↑arthropod family • Member Holonyms: ↑Lepidoptera, ↑order Lepidoptera • Member Meronyms …   Useful english dictionary

  • Tineoidea — noun clothes moths; carpet moths; leaf miners • Syn: ↑superfamily Tineoidea • Hypernyms: ↑arthropod family • Member Holonyms: ↑Lepidoptera, ↑order Lepidoptera • Me …   Useful english dictionary

  • gracilariid — n. Any of several small dull or metallic colored tineoid moths whose larvae mine in plant leaves; a member of the {Gracilariidae}. Syn: gracilariid moth. [WordNet 1.5] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Gracillariidae — n. Same as {Gracillariidae}. Syn: Gracilariidae. [WordNet 1.5] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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